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British expeditionary warfare and the defeat of Napoleon, 1793-1815
Title
British expeditionary warfare and the defeat of Napoleon, 1793-1815 / Robert K. Sutcliffe.
ISBN
9781843839491
1843839490
Publication
Woodbridge : The Boydell Press, 2016.
Physical Description
xxi, 272 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Summary
The defeat of Napoleon required the shipping of large numbers of troops to, and successfully landing them on, French-controlled territory. This book examines the logistical operations which supported British expeditionary warfare in the period. It outlines the role of the Transport Board, explores how it periodically chartered a large proportion of the British merchant fleet and what the effects of this were on merchant shipping, and discusses the Transport Board's relationship with other branches of government, including the Navy. The book concludes that the Transport Board grew in competence; that the failure of expeditions was often due to circumstances beyond its control; and that its role in the preparation of all the major military expeditions in which hundreds of thousands of British troops served overseas was very significant and very effective.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 08, 2017
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-262) and index.
Contents
Machine generated contents note: 1. British Expeditionary Warfare, 1793
1815
2. Bringing Forward Merchant Shipping for Government Service, 1793
1815
3. Competing Demands for Merchant Shipping, 1793
1815
4. Economy versus Efficiency
5. Conjunct Operations and Amphibious Assaults: Naval and Military Co-operation
6. Troop Ships: King's Ships or Merchant Transports?
7. Castlereagh's European Expeditions, 1805
08
8. 1809: A Year of Military Disappointments
9. The Turning of the Tide
Conclusion
Appendices
1. The British Shipping Register: An account of the number of ships, with their tonnage, which belonged to the several ports of the British Empire between September 1799 and 1820
2. Abstract of ships built in the several ports of England from 1786 to 5 January 1814
3. Return of the effective strength of the regular and militia forces on 25 June and 25 December 1808-16, specifying the numbers serving at home and abroad.
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