Durham Papers - Selections From Papers of Admiral Sir Philip Charles Henderson

"Admiral Sir Philip Durham (1763-1845) was one of the most distinguished and colourful officers of the late Georgian Navy. His lucky and sometimes controversial career included surviving the sinking of HMS Royal George in 1782, making the first conquest of the tricolour flag in 1793 and the last in 1815, and having two enemy ships surrender to him at Trafalgar."--Provided by publisher.

List of contents

General Introduction
Part I: From Acting Lieutenant to Master and Commander, 1781–1790
Part II: Sloop Commander, 1793
Part III: Frigate Captain, 1793–1802
Part IV: Ship-of-the-Line Captain, 1803–1810
Part V: Flag-Officer, 1810–1813
Part VI: Commander-in-Chief, Leeward Islands, 1813–1816
Part VII: Lowland Laird, and Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth, 1836–1839
Part VIII: Epilogue
Sources and Documents
Index

About the author

Hilary L. Rubinstein is a Former Research Fellow in History at the University of Melbourne.

Summary

Admiral Sir Philip Durham (1763-1845) was one of the most distinguished and colourful officers of the late Georgian Navy. The collection comprises a fascinating and informative set of documents.

Product details

• Authors: Hilary Rubinstein, Hilary L Rubinstein, Hilary L. Rubinstein
• Assisted by: Hilary Rubinstein (Editor), Hilary L Rubinstein (Editor), Hilary L. Rubinstein (Editor), Rubinstein Hilary (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2019
• EAN: 9780367150419
• ISBN: 978-0-367-15041-9
• No. of pages: 576
• Series: Navy Records Society Publications; Navy Records Society Publications
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; European History, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / World, military history, HISTORY / Military / Naval, HISTORY / Expeditions & Discoveries, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Colonialism & imperialism, Warfare & defence, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, British & Irish history, Colonialism and imperialism, Warfare and defence, C 1700 To C 1800