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Adjecta est synopsis observationum de stellis compositis dorpati annis 1814 ad 1824 per minora instumenta Struve, F.G.W. 1857 • RARE-FOLIO • 1 copy available. 52.092.4

conspiracy, in the Court of King's Bench, Guildhall, on Wednesday the 8th and Thursday the 9th June 1814 Cochrane, Thomas, Sir 1814 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 92Cochrane

action while storming the American camp at Bellair, near Baltimore, on the thirty-first of August, 1814 Dallas, George 1815 • RARE-FOLIO • 1 copy available. 094:92Parker, Peter

Hunting the Essex : a journal of the voyage of HMS Phoebe 1813-1814 by Midshipman Allen Gardiner /ed. "In February 1813 the British frigate Phoebe set out on a secret mission that would involve sailing halfway around the world to attack American settlements in the Pacific Northwest. The United States, frustrated at the treatment of its shipping by the combatants in the Napoleonic Wars, had finally opened hostilities against the British in the previous June. From the American perspective the War of 1812 began with disasters in its invasion of Canada, but against all expectations the infant US Navy had scored significant victories at sea. The most strategically significant of these was the campaign by the frigate USS Essex, which had almost annihilated the lucrative British whaling trade in the south Pacific. Therefore, Phoebe was diverted to hunt down and destroy this highly successful commerce-raider. After an epic search, Phoebe tracked her prey to neutral Valparaiso where the American frigate was blockaded and,in a very bloody battle, eventually captured. The American captain, David Porter, published a self-serving account of his actions which ever since has mired the battle in controversy, so this British naval eyewitness account is an important counter-balance. It is one of the lesser-known campaigns of a war which is currently celebrating its bicentenary, but its inherent drama inspired the plot of Patrick O'Brian's novel The Far Side of the World, although in its movie adaptation Master & Commander the American frigate is transformed into a French privateer."--Provided by the publisher. 2013. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92GARDINER

The campaign of Paris in 1814 : in which is prefixed a sketch of the campaign of 1813 : or, a brief and Giraud, P F J 1815 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:355.48"1814"(42:44)

remarkable account of nine years captivity on the British prison hulks during the Napoleonic wars, 1806 to 1814 A translation of Garneray's account of his life as a prisoner of war on board the prison hulks, originally published in French in 1851 as Mes Pontons. Louis Garneray (1783-1857), a marine artist, went to sea at the age of 13, serving on board privateers in the Indian Ocean until captured by the British in 1806. This work records Garneray's confinement on the Prothee, Crown and Vengeance, hulks stationed in Portsmouth harbour, and the Pegase, a hospital ship. In the foreword describing Garneray's life, the translator, Richard Rose, highlights inconsistencies in Garneray's account and casts some doubt on his reliability as a historian and narrator while accepting the accuracy of his depiction of daily life, routines and physical conditions on board the hulks. Garneray went on to become one of the foremost marine painters of his day, having developed his talent during his captivity. The title includes illustrations and plates of paintings by Garneray. Appendices provide lists of the hulks stationed at Portsmouth and French officers on board and on parole, details of Garneray's sources, background on the rafales, women on board, the mortality of prisoners of war, and brief biographies of people connected to the hulks and linked to Garneray's narrative. The work is supported by detailed notes and a bibliography. 2003 • BOOK • 2 copies available. 629.124.79:343.81

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)

Norden i Napoleonskrigene : krig pêa sj² og land /Knut Arstad (red.) [2014]. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.49"1793/1815"(42:44)

a renewal of the East-India Company's exclusive prvileges for a further term after the 1st of March 1814 East India Company. Court of Directors 1813 • RARE-FOLIO • 1 copy available. 094:347.71East India(093.2)

The final invasion : Plattsburgh, the war of 1812's most decisive battle Fitz-Enz, David G 2001 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.49"1812/1815"(42:73)

The letters of Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton : with a supplement of interesting letters by distinguished characters. Nelson, Horatio Nelson,-Viscount, 2008. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92NELSON

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

A collection of scarce and valuable tracts ... chiefly such as relate to the history and constitution of these kingdoms Somers, John. 1809-1814 • RARE-FOLIO • 9 copies available. 942.06

Flinders : the man who mapped Australia /Rob Mundle. A biography of Captain Matthew Flinders, the first to circumnavigate and chart the coastline of Terra Australis. Returning to England after his third voyage to the Southern Ocean, Flinders was imprisoned by the French on Mauritius for six years during which time he documented his voyages for future publication. He died shortly before they were published, remembered as the man who helped to give Australia its name. 2012. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92FLINDERS

Soldier of the Raj : the life of Richard Purvis 1789-1868 soldier, sailor and parson Gordon, Iain 2001 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92PURVIS, RICHARD

The Eagle : an American brig on Lake Champlain during the War of 1812 Crisman, Kevin J 1987 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92Macdonough

Trim, the cartographer's cat : the ship's cat who helped Flinders map Australia /Matthew Flinders, Philippa Sandall and Gillian Dooley ; illustrations by Ad Long ; foreword by Julian Stockwin. Trim was the ship's cat who accompanied Matthew Flinders on his voyages to circumnavigate and map the coastline of Australia from 1801 to 1803. Trim, The Cartographer's Cat is a charming ode to the much-loved pet, which will warm the heart of any cat lover. The first part of the book reproduces Flinders' own whimsical tribute to Trim, written while in captivity in the early 1800s, with added "friendly footnotes" to provide some background to Flinders' numerous literary allusions and nautical terms. Next the book discusses where Flinders was when he wrote his tribute and why, and what his letters and journals from that time tell us about his "sporting, affectionate and useful companion." Finally, we learn what Trim's views on all of this might have been, in a fun and fanciful observation on his premature epitaph. Accompanying this jam-packed fascinating text are beautiful maps, historical photographs, quirky original illustrations by illustrator Ad Long and excerpts from Flinders' original script, showing his beautiful handwriting. This book will make a unique and treasured gift for Flinders fans and cat lovers around the world. 2019. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 919.4042092

The two shipmates Kingston, William Henry Giles, 1927 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 820-311.3

Shipwrecks and disasters at sea Kingston, William Henry Giles, 1873 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 656.61.085.3

Abandoned Verne, Jules 1892 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 840-3

The three midshipmen Kingston, William Henry Giles, 1911 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 820-3

In the eastern seas Kingston, William Henry Giles, ca1880 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 820-3

Old Jack : a tale for boys Kingston, William Henry Giles, 1886 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 820-3

The three commanders Kingston, William Henry Giles, 1912 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 820-3

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