The Royal Navy 1793-1815

A careful analysis of the organisation, tactics and command structure which ensured that the Royal Navy was the undisputed master of the waves. By the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815 Britain was the undisputed master of the seas, owing to the power and strength of the Royal Navy. Its fleets, comprising ships of the line, frigates, and gunboats, had doubled in size since the outbreak of the French Revolutionary Wars in 1793, totalling almost a thousand capital vessels. This book examines the commanders, men, and ships of the Royal Navy during the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars, and discusses the Navy''s command structure (from the Admiralty down to ship level) and its organization at sea. The tactics employed in action by a fleet, squadron, and individual ship, respectively are also discussed, as are the medical services providing a fascinating insight into the navy that ruled the waves.

About the author

Gregory Fremont-Barnes holds a doctorate in Modern History from the University of Oxford. As a Senior Lecturer in the Department of War Studies at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, he has written extensively on a range of subjects covering military affairs since the 18th century. In addition to teaching cadets, he travels widely for the Ministry of Defence, running courses for foreign military and intelligence officers, and spent two years in Afghanistan on Operation Toral.Duncan Anderson MBE was head of war studies at Sandhurst Academy. He served as a founding academic mentor at the Iraqi Military Academy and later the Afghan National Army Officers’ Academy and his publications include The Battle for Manila (with R. M. Connaughton and John Pimlott, 1995), The World at War, 1939-45 (1998), The Fall of the Reich (2000), The Falklands War 1982 (2002), Glass Warriors: The Camera at War (2005), The Eastern Front (2018).

Product details

• Authors: Gregory Fremont-Barnes, Fremont-Barnes Gregory
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.12.2007
• EAN: 9781846031380
• ISBN: 978-1-84603-138-0
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 185 mm x 248 mm x 8 mm
• Series: Battle orders series; Battle Orders S.; Battle Orders S.; Battle Orders; Battle orders series
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; 19. Jahrhundert (1800 bis 1899 n. Chr.), Europäische Geschichte, Vereinigtes Königreich, Großbritannien, Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte, 18. Jahrhundert (1700 bis 1799 n. Chr.), European History, HISTORY / Europe / France, HISTORY / Military / Naval, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), HISTORY / Military / Napoleonic Wars, HISTORY / Reference, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Warfare & defence, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Naval forces and warfare