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death of Lord Viscount Nelson : who, covered with glory, fell in the battle of Trafalgar, October 21, 1805 Lawler, D 1805 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:92Nelson

The making of the modern admiralty : British naval policy-making 1805-1927 /C.I. Hamilton. "This is an important new history of decision-making and policy-making in the British Admiralty from Trafalgar to the aftermath of Jutland. C. I. Hamilton explores the role of technological change, the global balance of power and, in particular, of finance and the First World War in shaping decision-making and organisational development within the Admiralty. He shows that decision-making was found not so much in the hands of the Board but at first largely in the hands of individuals, then groups or committees, and finally certain permanent bureaucracies. The latter bodies, such as the Naval Staff, were crucial to the development of policy-making as was the civil service Secretariat under the Permanent Secretary. By the 1920s the Admiralty had become not just a proper policy-making organisation, but for the first time a thoroughly civil-military one"-- 2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.02(42)"18/19"

British naval power in the East, 1794-1805 : the command of Admiral Peter Rainier /Peter A. Ward. "When war broke out with France in 1793, there immediately arose the threat of a renewed French challenge to British supremacy in India. This security problem was compounded in 1795 when the French overran the Netherlands and the extremely valuable Dutch trade routes and Dutch colonies, including the Cape of Good Hope and what is now Indonesia, fell under French control. The task of securing British interests in the East was a formidable one: the distances were huge, communication with London could take years, there were problems marshalling resources, and fine diplomatic skills were needed to keep independent rulers on the British side and to ensure full co-operation from the East India Company. The person charged with overseeing this formidable task was Admiral Peter Rainier (1741-1808), commander of the Royal Navy in the Indian Ocean and the East from 1794 to 1805. This book discusses the enormous difficulties Rainier faced. It outlines his career, explaining how he carried out his role with exceptional skill; how he succeeded in securing British interests in the East - whilst avoiding the need to fight a major battle; how he enhanced Britain's commanding position at sea; and how, additionally, in co-operation with the Governor-General, Richard Wellesley, he further advanced Britain's position in India itself."--Provided by the publisher. 2013. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92RAINIER

Nelsoniana 1805-1905 : an anthology of notes and queries from TP Weekly's magazine in 1905, the year T P's Weekly 1999 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92Nelson, Horatio(082.2)

Adventures of a French serjeant during his campaigns in Italy, Spain, Germany, Russia etc, from 1805 Guillemard, Robert 1826 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:92Guillemard

Lord Viscount Nelson ... with biographical particulars of contemporary naval officers / White, Joshua. 1805 White, Joshua 1805 • RARE-BOOK • 2 copies available. 094:92Nelson

the Commissioners for Revising and Digesting the Civil Affairs of His Majesty's Navy (dated 13th June 1805 Great Britain.-Parliament.---House of Commons 1806 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 354.71

March 7th, 1805 /[Thomas Earnshaw]. Earnshaw, Thomas, ca.1805] (London : T. Bensley). • • 1 copy available. 681.113.92:094

late Vice-Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson, over the combined fleets of France and Spain on 21st October, 1805 Rouquet, James 1805 • RARE-PAMPH • 1 copy available. 094:252.6

holden on board His Majesty's ship Gladiator, in Portsmouth harbour, on Thursday, the 25th day of April 1805 Duckworth, J T, Sir 1805 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 92Duckworth

British campaigns in the South Atlantic, 1805-1807 : operations in the Cape and the River Plate and their "Between 1805 and 1807 the British mounted several expeditions into the South Atlantic aimed at weakening Napoleon's Spanish and Dutch allies. The targets were the Dutch colony on South Africa's Cape of Good Hope, which potentially threatened British shipping routes to India, and the Spanish colonies in the Rio de la Plata basin (now parts of Argentina and Uruguay). In 1805 an army of around 6,000 men was dispatched for the Cape under the highly-respected General David Baird. They were escorted and assisted by a naval squadron under Home Riggs Popham. The Cape surrendered in January 1806. Popham then persuaded Baird to lend him troops for an attack on Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires was taken in July but the paltry British force (around 2,400 men) was then besieged and forced to surrender in August. Popham was later court martialled for exceeding his orders. In Feb 1807 Montevideo was taken by a new (officially sanctioned) British force of 6,000 men. Whitelocke, the British Commander then attempted to retake Buenos Aires (not least to free British prisoners from the first attempt) but was defeated by unexpectedly fierce resistance stiffened by armed creoles and slaves. After heavy losses he signed an armistice, surrendering Montevideo and withdrawing all his forces. He too was court-martialled. One of the major themes of this new account is the strong Scottish connection - Baird and Popham were both Scots, and the 71st Highlanders made up the main force in the Cape and Popham's adventure. Another is the unlooked for consequences of these actions. The arrival of Scottish Calvinist ministers in the Cape influenced the eventual development of apartheid, while successful resistance to the British, with little help from Spain, shaped and accelerated the independence movement in South America."--Provided by the publisher. 2015. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.48"1805/1807"(42:44)

board His Majesty's ship Prince of Wales, in Portsmouth Harbour, on Monday the 23rd day of December 1805 Great Britain. Royal Navy. Court-martial, Calder : 1805 1806 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:344.4"1805"Calder

dip of the magnetic needle, made at the apartments of the Royal Society between the years 1786 and 1805 Gilpin, George 1806 • RARE-PAMPH • 1 copy available. 629.1.053.11

The no.1 Smithery, Chatham Dockyard, 1805-1984 : 'let your eye be your guide and your money the last "A description and history of the Smithery and associated Foundry are given. An opportunity for development is identified, and problems of management, conservation and interpretation are explored."--From title page. 1984 • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available.

victory obtained over the combined fleets of France and Spain, off Cape Trafalgar, on the 21st October 1805 1805 • RARE-BOOK • 2 copies available. 094:92Nelson

the Civil Affairs of His Majesty's Navy and approved by His Majesty's Order in Council of 4th July, 1805 Great Britain.-Admiralty 1805 • RARE-OVER • 1 copy available. 094:355.51(42)"1805":359.4/.5

the estates belonging to the Hospital in the counties of Cumberland, Northumberland and Durham in ... 1805 Royal Hospital for Seamen (Greenwich) 1805 • RARE-FOLIO • 1 copy available. 094:355.292Greenwich

of the Royal Navy and the Royal Marines who participated in the glorious victory of the 21st October 1805 Mackenzie, Robert Holden 1913. • BOOK • 3 copies available. 92:355.49"1805"(42:44)

Victory and death : the substance of a discourse delivered December 5, 1805 : the day of general thanksgiving Wood, Thomas 1806 • RARE-PAMPH • 1 copy available. 094:92Nelson

Camperdown, Oct 11 1797 ... the Nile, Aug 1 and 2 1798 / 1805. 1805 • RARE-PAMPH • 2 copies available. 094:355.49"1794/1798"

A sermon preached in the cathedral church of Saint Asaph, on Thursday, December 5, 1805, being the day Horsley, Samuel 1806 • RARE-PAMPH • 1 copy available. 094:252.6

British fleet, under the command of Lord Viscount Nelson ... off Trafalgar on Monday, 21st October, 1805 Halloran, Laurence Hynes, 1806 • RARE-PAMPH • 1 copy available. 094:252.6

Matthew Boulton's Trafalgar medal / Nicholas Goodison. "This booklet tells the story of Matthew Boulton's gift of a commemorative medal, made at his mint at Soho near Birmingham, to all the men who fought at the battle of Trafalgar on 21st October 1805.", p. 3. c2007. • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 737.2.23

Alison's atlas of the wars in Europe 1792-1815 "This Atlas, intended to illustrate the most important period of modern history, consists of a series of plans of sieges and battles, pointing out every circumstance of locality, affecting the operations detailed, and maps of extensive portions of country, exhibiting at one view the whole range of a campaign, with the relative positions and political boundaries of Empires and States"--Provided by the publisher. Contents also include a concise vocabulary of military and marine terms. Facsimile published from the 1875 edition. 1994 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 355.48"1792/1815"(4)

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