Nelson's refuge Gibraltar in the age of Napoleon / Jason R. Musteen.

Author/creator Musteen, Jason R.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoAnnapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press,
Description251 p. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Nelson, Horatio Nelson, Viscount, 1758-1805.
Great Britain. Royal Navy--History. --Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1814.
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815--Naval operations, British.
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815--Participation, British.
Gibraltar--History, Naval. --19th century.
Gibraltar--History, Military. --19th century.

Contents The rock of ages : Gibraltar before 1793 -- Revolution! : Toulon to Cape St. Vincent, 1793-1797 -- From the pillars to the pyramids : the Nile and Egypt, 1798-1801 -- The battles of Algeciras and the Gut of Gibraltar : French victory and Saumarez's revenge, 1801 -- A royal mess : the Duke of Kent at Gibraltar, 1802-1803 -- Gibraltar fever : the perennial killer -- From Amiens to Trafalgar : war with Spain and a hero's final return, 1803-1805 -- Sir Hew Dalrymple at Gibraltar : the origins of the Peninsular War, 1806-1808 -- Defending the rock and projecting power : the early Peninsular War, 1808-1811 -- An appendage of this garrison : the defense of Tarifa, 1811-1812 -- The end of the war and peace on the rock, 1812-1815 -- From a proud fortress to a post of power -- Appendix A. Governors and key leaders at Gibraltar -- Appendix B. Key personalities -- Appendix C. Comparison of officer ranks during the Napoleonic wars.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [171]-242) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2011020041
ISBN9781591145455 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN1591145457 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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