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Sustaining the Fleet, 1793-1815 : War, the British Navy and the Contractor State.

Provisioning the fleet, and the army overseas, during the French Wars of 1793-1815 was a massive undertaking. This book explains how the Victualling Board in London handled this enormous task, focusing in particular on contractors - that is the merchants and brokers, who provided a vast range of com...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Knight, Roger
Otros Autores: Wilcox, Martin
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Woodbridge : Boydell & Brewer, 2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 8 |a 10 Samuel Paget and the Sea Provisions Contract at Great Yarmouth, 1796-1802Conclusion; APPENDICES; 1a) Structure of naval administration, 1793-1815; 1b) Simplified diagram of the victualling organisation and movements of 217provisions; 2 Annual naval spending, 1793-1816; 3a) Map of Great Britain, showing victualling yards and ports victualled by contract; 3b) Chart of Great Yarmouth, 1798; 4a) Deployment of ships and men, 1792-1813; 4b) 1803-1813; 5 Army numbers abroad, 1793-1814; 6a) Wheat prices in four counties: Monthly, 1791-1801; 6b) Wheat prices in four counties: Weekly, 1799-1801 
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