The Naval Chronicle: Containing a General and Biographical History of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom with a Variety of Original Papers on Nautical Subjects: 20 - Brossura

 
9781108018593: The Naval Chronicle: Containing a General and Biographical History of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom with a Variety of Original Papers on Nautical Subjects: 20

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Volume 20 of the Naval Chronicle (1808) includes reports concerning the start of the Peninsular War and technical articles.

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The Naval Chronicle, published in 40 volumes between 1799 and 1818, is a key source for British maritime and military history. Volume 20 (1808) includes intelligence reports concerning the start of Peninsular War, the articles of the French surrender after the Battle of Vimiero, and discussion of improvements to lighthouses.

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Preface; Biographical memoirs; Naval anecdotes, commercial hints, recollections, etc.; Correspondence; Marine scenery; Philosophical papers; Naval literature; Naval poetry; Naval history of the present year, 1808; Shipwrecks; Marine designs, naval portraits, etc. in the exhibition at the Royal Academy; Index.

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