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Sea Battles in the Age of Sail
James Grant (1822-1887) was a Scottish author. Grant was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and was a distant relation of Sir Walter Scott. He was a prolific author, writing some 90 books, including many yellow-backs. Titles included Adventures of an Aide-de-camp, One of 'The Six Hundred', The Scottish Musketeers and The Scottish Cavalier. Sea Battles In The Age Of Sail collects Grants work on the subject of sea warfare, from Francis Drake to Trafalgar. The book contains illustrations and remarkably detailed accounts of key battles and historically defining strategies.
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Sea Battles in the Age of Sail
James Grant (1822-1887) was a Scottish author. Grant was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and was a distant relation of Sir Walter Scott. He was a prolific author, writing some 90 books, including many yellow-backs. Titles included Adventures of an Aide-de-camp, One of 'The Six Hundred', The Scottish Musketeers and The Scottish Cavalier. Sea Battles In The Age Of Sail collects Grants work on the subject of sea warfare, from Francis Drake to Trafalgar. The book contains illustrations and remarkably detailed accounts of key battles and historically defining strategies.
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Sea Battles in the Age of Sail

Sea Battles in the Age of Sail

Sea Battles in the Age of Sail

Sea Battles in the Age of Sail

Overview

James Grant (1822-1887) was a Scottish author. Grant was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and was a distant relation of Sir Walter Scott. He was a prolific author, writing some 90 books, including many yellow-backs. Titles included Adventures of an Aide-de-camp, One of 'The Six Hundred', The Scottish Musketeers and The Scottish Cavalier. Sea Battles In The Age Of Sail collects Grants work on the subject of sea warfare, from Francis Drake to Trafalgar. The book contains illustrations and remarkably detailed accounts of key battles and historically defining strategies.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781781580851
Publisher: The Bookzine Company Ltd
Publication date: 07/04/2012
Pages: 304
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.68(d)

About the Author

Bob Carruthers is an Emmy Award winning author and historian, who has written extensively on the Great War. A graduate of Edinburgh University, Bob is the author of a number of military history titles including the Amazon best seller The Wehrmacht in Russia.

Table of Contents

Introduction 6

I Exploits of Sir Francis Drake 8

II The Spanish Armada, 1588 18

III The Groyne, 1589 37

IV Sea-Fights off Flores and Cape Corrientes, 1591 47

V Last Expedition and Death of Admirals Drake and Hawkins, 1595 57

VI The Capture of Cadiz, 1596 66

VII Porto Rico, 1598 80

VIII In the Bay of cezimbra, 1602 89

IX Sea-Fight with the Turks off Cagliari, 1617 102

X Sea-Fight off Toulon, 1744 110

XI Off Belle-Isle, 1745 117

XII Expedition to Morbihan, 1746 119

XIII Cape Finisterre, 1747 124

XIV Tortuga, 1748 132

XV Sea-Fight off Cape Francois, 1757 136

XVI Off Brest, 1778 145

XVII Sea-Fights off Ushant and Grenada, 1779 150

XVIII Flamborough Head, 1779 158

XIX Rodney in the Leeward Isles, 1780 164

XX Defence of York Town, 1781 171

XXI Gibraltar, 1781-2-3 181

XXII In the Indian Seas, 1782-3 198

XXII The Magicienne and La Sibylle, 1783 216

XXIV A Frigate Battle in 1795 221

XXV Off L'orient, 1795 228

XXVI Cape St. Vincent, 1797 233

XXVII Frigate Battles, 1796 244

XXVIII Off the Scilly Isles, 1796 250

XXIX Naval Exploits, 1796-7 256

XXX Camperdown, 1797 262

XXXI The Nile, 1798 271

XXXII Trafalgar, 1805 285

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