The British navy in the Caribbean /

A survey of the activities of the British navy in the Caribbean from the voyages of sixteenth century English adventurers such as John Hawkins and Francis Drake through the great wars of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries against the Dutch, Spanish and French and Britain's declining role...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Grainger, John D.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Woodbridge : Boydell Press, 2021.
Subjects:
Great Britain. > Royal Navy > History.
Great Britain. > Royal Navy
Great Britain > History, Naval.
Caribbean Area > History, Naval.
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire navale.
Caraïbes (Région) > Histoire navale.
Caribbean Area
Great Britain
History
Naval history
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction<br>1. English Encroachments, Timidly<br>2. Slavers and Pirates<br>3. War, Privateering and Colonies<br>4. Western Design<br>5. Buccaneers<br>6. Two Great Wars<br>7. Pirates, <i>Asiento</i> and <i>Guarda costas</i><br>8. Jenkins' War<br>9. The Seven Years' War<br>10. The American War
  • Defeats<br>11. The American War
  • Recovery<br>12. The Great French Wars<br>13. Fading Supremacy<br>Conclusion<br>Bibliography

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