Naval Chronology
Or, an Historical Summary of Naval and Maritime Events from the Time of the Romans, to the Treaty of Peace 1802

Published in 1802, this classic five-volume reference work traces the history of the Royal Navy from its origins.

Isaac Schomberg (Author)

9781108077026, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 29 January 2015

488 pages
21.5 x 14 x 3 cm, 0.63 kg

Isaac Schomberg (1753–1813) had a controversial career in the Royal Navy. Although he distinguished himself at the relief of Gibraltar and the battles of St Kitts and the Saintes, his aggressive temperament and scholarly interests meant he was a poor choice to serve as first lieutenant under the petulant, pleasure-seeking future William IV. Schomberg's career never recovered after they clashed. Retiring to Wiltshire in 1796, he began this long-planned chronology of the Royal Navy. Published in 1802, with detailed descriptions of engagements, events on board, and politics at home, as well as an appendix of facts and figures stretching back to the origins of the Senior Service, this five-volume work remains a classic source of naval history. Volume 2 covers the period 1780–96, and includes the 1795 list of county quotas for supplying naval personnel, as well as details of the American Revolutionary War and the Bounty mutiny.

Naval chronology, 1780–96
Supplement
Index.

Subject Areas: Military history [HBW]