British Expeditionary Warfare and the Defeat of Napoleon, 1793-1815

How did Britain manage the transportation of large numbers of troops to French controlled territory during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars and successfully land them?

List of contents

Introduction
British Expeditionary Warfare, 1793-1815
Bringing Forward Merchant Shipping for Government Service, 1793-1815
Competing Demands for Merchant Shipping, 1793-1815
Economy versus Efficiency
Conjunct Operations and Amphibious Assaults: Naval and Military Co-operation
Troopships: King's Ships or Merchant Transports?
Castlereagh's European Expeditions, 1805-1808
1809: A Year of Military Disappointments
The Turning of the Tide
Conclusion
Appendices
Bibliography

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Robert K. Sutcliffe

Summary

How did Britain manage the transportation of large numbers of troops to French controlled territory during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars and successfully land them?

Product details

• Authors: Robert K. Sutclife, Robert K Sutcliffe, Robert K (Person) Sutcliffe, Robert K. Sutcliffe, Robert K. (Person) Sutcliffe
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2016
• EAN: 9781843839491
• ISBN: 978-1-84383-949-1
• No. of pages: 294
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 590 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration