The first fleets colonial navies of the British Atlantic world, 1630-1775 / Benjamin C. Schaffer.

Portion of title Colonial navies of the British Atlantic world, 1630-1775
Physical mediumillustrations
SeriesMaritime currents : history and archaeology
Contents The transatlantic roots of provincial navies up to 1685 -- Provincial navies in the First Imperial Wars of 1689-1713 -- Provincial navies and irregular warfare on imperial borderlands, c. 1713-1739 -- The War of Jenkins' Ear and the incomplete "royalization" of American naval defense -- The replacement of provincial navies by the Royal Navy in the Seven Years' War, c. 1756-1763 -- The legacy of provincial navies and the navies of the American Revolution, c. 1762-1775.
Abstract "The American Revolution is generally considered the birth of the American naval tradition, but in The First Fleets naval scholar Benjamin C. Schaffer shows that Anglo-American governments possessed economic and political capital to maintain offensive and defensive fleets generations before the American Revolution"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 183-206) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2024044784
ISBN9780817322342 cloth
ISBN9780817362065 paper
ISBNebook

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