The Durham Papers: Selections from the Papers of Admiral Sir Philip Charles Henderson Calderwood Durham G.C.B. (1763-1845)

ISBN-13: 9781032178073 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 588 str.

Hilary Rubinstein

Opis

Admiral Sir Philip Durham (1763-1845) was one of the most distinguished and colourful officers of the late Georgian Navy. The collection comprises a fascinating and informative set of documents.

Spis treści

General Introduction

Part I: From Acting Lieutenant to Master and Commander, 1781–1790

Part II: Sloop Commander, 1793

Part III: Frigate Captain, 1793–1802

Part IV: Ship-of-the-Line Captain, 1803–1810

Part V: Flag-Officer, 1810–1813

Part VI: Commander-in-Chief, Leeward Islands, 1813–1816

Part VII: Lowland Laird, and Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth, 1836–1839

Part VIII: Epilogue

Sources and Documents

Index

O autorze

Hilary L. Rubinstein is a Former Research Fellow in History at the University of Melbourne.