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England in the Seven Years' War: Volume 2
A Study in Combined Strategy
The first detailed study of English naval strategy during the Seven Years' War (1756–1763), first published in 1907.
Julian Stafford Corbett (Author)
9781108023573, Cambridge University Press
Paperback / softback, published 25 November 2010
424 pages, 4 maps
21.6 x 14 x 2.4 cm, 0.54 kg
Sir Julian Corbett (1854–1922) was an eminent British naval historian who focused on the analysis of historic naval strategy. After graduating from Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1876 Corbett practised as a barrister until 1882, when he turned to historical writing. He was appointed Lecturer in History to the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, in 1903, and was consulted on naval reforms during the First World War. These volumes, first published in 1907, contain Corbett's detailed analysis of naval warfare during the Seven Years' War (1756–1763). Focusing on the strategy of the British navy, Corbett recounts chronologically the major actions of the war, analysing in detail fleet movements and naval tactics in their political and diplomatic context. These volumes were the first scholarly work on this subject, and provide valuable information concerning the development of English naval strategy during this formative period. Volume 2 covers 1759–1763.
1. The French counter-attack of 1759
2. The second phase of the war
3. Main attack, 1760 - Montreal
4. Transition from commerce protection to eccentric attack in the East Indies
5. The resumption of coastal pressure - Belleisle
6. Spain and the fall of Pitt
7. Completion of the West Indian attack - Martinique
8. The intervention of Spain
9. The attack on Spain - Havana
10. Between war and peace - the Bourbon counter-attack, Portugal
11. Bute's peace
12. Conclusions - lessons of the war
Appendix
Index.
Subject Areas: Military history [HBW]