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Macdermot's journal of an expedition to the Cape of Good Hope and the river Plate 13 September 1806 to 4 June 1807 1990 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 910.4(687:82)"1806/1807"

A history of Portugal and the Portuguese Empire : from beginnings to 1807 /A. R. Disney. Disney, A. R.-(Anthony R.), 2009. • BOOK • 2 copies available. 946.9.03/.05

British colonies in America: a comparative account of ten different editions published between 1755 and 1807 Stevens, Henry N 1905 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 528.9:912.43(73)"17/18"

History of the war in the peninsula and in the South of France from the year 1807 to the year 1814 : Napier, W F P 1840 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:355.48"1807/1814"

Slavery, diplomacy & empire : Britain & the suppression of the slave trade, 1807-1975 /edited by Keith 2009. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 326.8(42)

Britain's war against the slave trade : the operations of the Royal Navy's West Africa Squadron, 1807 "Long before recorded history, men, women and children had been seized by conquering tribes and nations to be employed or traded as slaves. Greeks, Romans, Vikings and Arabs were among the earliest of many peoples involved in the slave trade, and across Africa the buying and selling of slaves was widespread. There was, at the time, nothing unusual in Britain's somewhat belated entry into the slave trade, transporting natives from Africa's west coast to the plantations of the New World. What was unusual was Britain's decision, in 1807, to ban the slave trade throughout the British Empire. Britain later persuaded other countries to follow suit, but this did not stop this lucrative business. So the Royal Navy went to war against the slavers, in due course establishing the West Africa Squadron which was based at Freetown in Sierra Leone. This force grew throughout the nineteenth century until a sixth of the Royal Navy's ships and marines was employed in the battle against the slave trade. Between 1808 and 1860, the West Africa Squadron captured 1,600 slave ships and freed 150,000 Africans. The slavers tried every tactic to evade the Royal Navy enforcers. Over the years that followed more than 1,500 naval personnel died of disease or were killed in action, in what was difficult and dangerous, and at times saddening, work. In Britain's War Against the Slave Trade, naval historian Anthony Sullivan reveals the story behind this little-known campaign by Britain to end the slave trade. Whereas Britain is usually, and justifiably, condemned for its earlier involvement in the slave trade, the truth is that in time the Royal Navy undertook a major and expensive operation to end what was, and is, an evil business."--Provided by the publisher. 2020. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 306.362

between Ross Donnelly... plaintiff and Sir Home Popham, defendant... on Saturday, the 27th day of June, 1807 Court of Common Pleas 1807 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 92Popham

The migration of the royal family of Portugal to Brazil in 1807/08 : log books of HM ships before the Light, Kenneth H 1995 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 325(469:81)

comprising a few cursory remarks upon His Majesty's declarations of the 25th September and 18th December 1807 1808 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:355.49"1807"(42:489)

Untersuchungen uber die scheinbare und wahre Bahn des im Jahre 1807 erschienenen grossen Kometen / von Bessel, F. W.-(Friedrich Wilhelm), 1810 • RARE-BOOK • 2 copies available. 52.092.64:094

Loss of His Majesty's frigate Anson, which was wrecked within three miles of Helston, December 28, 1807 Tegg, Thomas (comp) 1808 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:656.61.085.3

Particulars of the expedition to Copenhagen with an account of the siege and bombardment by the English in 1807 Crookes, Septimus 1808 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:355.48"1807"(489.11)

Sydney Smith in effecting the escape of the Royal family of Portugal to the Brazils on November 29, 1807 O'Neil, Thomas 1810 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:355.49"1807"(42:44)

De reis van ZM De Vlieg, commandant Willem Kreekel, naar Brazilie 1807-1808 : het journaal van de Kapitein-Luitenant Kreekel, Willem 1975-1976 • BOOK • 2 copies available. 623.82Vlieg

Wellington and the Siege of San Sebastian, 1813 / Bruce Collins. "Bruce Collins's in-depth reassessment of the Duke of Wellington's siege of San Sebastian during the Peninsular War is a fascinating reconstruction of one of the most challenging siege operations Wellington's army undertook, and it is an important contribution to the history of siege warfare during the Napoleonic Wars. He sets the siege in the context of the practice of siege warfare during the period and Wellington's campaign strategies following his victory at the Battle of Vitoria. He focuses on how the army assigned to the siege was managed and draws on the records of the main military departments for the first time to give an integrated picture of its operations in the field. The close support given by the Royal Navy is a key aspect of his narrative. This broad approach, based in fresh archive research, offers an original perspective on both San Sebastian's significance and the nature of siege warfare in this period."--Provided by the publisher. 2017. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.48"1813"(460)

Admiral Trowbridge, by part of her crew, while lying at anchor off the Island of Sooloo, August 21, 1807 Wallace, Alexander ca1800 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:341.362.1(64)"1807"

Wellington's spies / by Mary McGrigor. McGrigor, Mary. 2005. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.404.5(42)"1807/1814"

The British slave trade : abolition, parliament and people : including the illustrated catalogue of the parliamentary exhibition in Westminster Hall, 23 May - 23 September 2007 /edited by Stephen Farrell, Melanie Unwin and James Walvin. c2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 326.8

Lettres astronomiques Bernoulli, Jean, 1771 • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 52

Lettres astronomiques : 6 Bernoulli, Jean, 1771 • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 520.1(421.6)

Lettres astronomiques : 5 Bernoulli, Jean, 1771 • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 681.7:92

Lettres astronomiques : 8 Bernoulli, Jean, 1771 • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 520.1(425)

Lettres astronomiques : 7 Bernoulli, Jean, 1771 • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 92Short

Slaver captain / by John Newton, ed. with an introduction by Vincent McInerney. This title comprises two accounts written by John Newton (1725-1807): Thoughts on the African Slave Trade: A memoir of my infidel days as a slaving captain, published in 1788, and An Authentic Narrative of some remarkable particulars in the life of John Newton, published in 1764. Newton worked on the slave ships Brownlow (as mate) and the Duke of Argyle and African (as captain), sailing out of Liverpool, before retiring from the slave trade on the grounds of ill-health. He went on to become an adviser to William Wilberforce and an active campaigner in the abolition movement. Thoughts on the African Slave Trade was written some thirty years after his retirement from the slave trade as a contribution to the arguments for abolition of the slave trade as well as a public confession and it contains explicit descriptions of the conditions on slave ships and the brutality of the treatment meted out to enslaved people. Converting to Christianity, Newton was ordained into the Church of England ministry and is known for having written Amazing Grace. The Authentic Narrative consists of a series of letters written by Newton to support his entry into the Anglican ministry. 2010. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92NEWTON, JOHN

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