The British Navy in the Baltic

A comprehensive overview of the activities of the British navy in the Baltic Sea from the earliest times until the twentieth century.

List of contents

Prologue: Ohthere, Wulfstan and King Knut, 800 - 1020
The Medieval Hansa
Naval Stores, Cromwell and the Dutch, 1600 - 1700
The First Expedition against Copenhagen, 1700
Two Expeditions of Sir John Norris, 1715 - 1716
The Swedish War, 1717 - 1721
Armed Neutralities, 1722 - 1791
Nelson at Copenhagen, 1801
The Bombardment of Copenhagen, 1807
The First Expedition of Sir James Saumarez, 1808
The Domination of Saumarez, 1809 - 1815
The Russian War, 1854 - 1856
The Great War, 1914 - 1918
The Last Baltic Expedition, 1919 - 1921, and After
Conclusion: The Navy and the Sea
Bibliography

About the author

John D. Grainger

Summary

A comprehensive overview of the activities of the British navy in the Baltic Sea from the earliest times until the twentieth century.

Product details

• Authors: Dr. John D. Grainger, John D Grainger, John D. Grainger
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.11.2014
• EAN: 9781843839477
• ISBN: 978-1-84383-947-7
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 161 mm x 241 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 598 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; Ostsee, Europäische Geschichte, Militärgeschichte, Vereinigtes Königreich, Großbritannien, Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte, Seestreitkräfte und Kriegsführung