The Naval Chronicle: Volume 5, January–July 1801
Containing a General and Biographical History of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom with a Variety of Original Papers on Nautical Subjects

Volume 5 of the Naval Chronicle (1801) contains British and Danish accounts of the Battle of Copenhagen that spring.

James Stanier Clarke (Edited by), John McArthur (Edited by)

9781108018449, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 2 September 2010

608 pages, 24 b/w illus. 1 map
21.6 x 3.4 x 14 cm, 0.76 kg

The Naval Chronicle, published in 40 volumes between 1799 and 1818, is a key source for British maritime and military history. This reissue is the first complete printed reproduction of what was the most influential maritime publication of its day. The subjects covered range from accounts of battles and lists of ships to notices of promotions and marriages, courts martial and deaths, and biographies, poetry and letters. Each volume also contains engravings and charts relating to naval engagements and important harbours around the world. Volume 5 (1801) includes eyewitness accounts of the Battle of Copenhagen, one of Nelson's major victories which earned him a viscountship. It also contains a biography of Admiral Hyde Parker, chief commander at the battle, reports on negotiations with the French on the treatment of prisoners of war, and technical papers on signalling, improved methods of ship building, and the duties of a captain.

Preface
Biographical memoirs
On the progress of nautical knowledge
A treatise on signals
Philosophical papers
Correspondence relative to French prisoners of war
Gazette letters
State papers
Naval courts martial
Monthly register of naval events
State of the British naval force
On the mode of improving the Navy
Illustrations of naval history
Marine law cases
Brief account of the civil naval history of Great Britain
Naval literature
Poetry
Index.

Subject Areas: Military history [HBW]