The Forgotten War Against Napoleon: Conflict in the Mediterranean

by Gareth Glover

Overview

The campaigns fought against Napoleon in the Iberian peninsula, in France, Germany, Italy and Russia and across the rest of Europe have been described and analyzed in exhaustive detail, yet the history of the fighting in the Mediterranean has rarely been studied as a separate theater of the conflict. Gareth Glover sets this right with a compelling account of the struggle on land and at sea for control of a region that was critical for the outcome of the Napoleonic Wars. The story of this twenty-year conflict is illustrated with numerous quotes from a large number of primary sources, many of which are published here for the first time.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781473833951
Publisher:	Pen and Sword
Publication date:	09/25/2017
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

Gareth Glover is a former Royal Navy officer and military historian who has made a special study of the Napoleonic Wars for the last 30 years.

Table of Contents

List of Plates vii

List of Maps viii

Preface x

Acknowledgements xvi

1 Storm Clouds Gather 1

2 Opening Shots (1793) 5

3 The Siege of Toulon (1793) 7

4 Supporting the Allies (1793) 14

5 Corsica (1794) 17

6 Admiral Hotham (1794-95) 22

7 Sir John Jervis (1796) 27

8 Abandoning the Mediterranean (1796-97) 31

9 The Great Expedition (1798) 36

10 Egypt Succumbs (1798) 41

11 The Blockade of Malta (1799) 48

12 The Contest for Egypt (1799) 54

13 All Change (1799) 60

14 The British Confusion (1800) 65

15 The Convention of El Arish (1800) 70

16 The British Land in Egypt (1801) 74

17 Algeciras (1801) 84

18 The Peace of Amiens (1802) 86

19 Mutiny and War during Peace (1802) 91

20 War Resumes (1803-04) 95

21 Trafalgar (1805) 100

22 Naples (1805) 104

23 Maida and Beyond (1806) 111

24 The Fox (1806) 116

25 The Dardanelles (1807) 121

26 Egypt Again (1807) 127

27 Change Again (1807) 132

28 The French Set Sail (1808) 136

29 Spain (1808) 143

30 Capri (1808) 149

31 Rescuing the Pope (1808) 155

32 The Eastern Coast of Spam (1808) 157

33 Ischia and Procida (1809) 163

34 Gerona (1809) 168

35 The Adriatic (1808-09) 171

36 Sicily (1810) 176

37 Santa Maura (1810) 178

38 Collingwood Passes (1810) 183

39 Murat Attacks (1810) 185

40 Tortosa(1810) 188

41 An Adriatic Base (1810) 191

42 Tarragona (1811) 195

43 Lord William Bentinck (1811) 200

44 Fleet Actions (1811) 203

45 The Russo-Turkish War (1811) 206

46 Alicante (1812) 209

47 The Rivoli and Lagosta (1812) 212

48 Sicily and Ponza (1813) 215

49 Castalla (1813) 218

50 Cattaro and Ragusa (1813) 223

51 The French Abandon Spain (1813) 229

52 Italy and the End Game (1814) 231

53 Elba (1814-15) 237

54 The War Resumes (1815) 240

55 North Africa (1815-16) 247

56 Aftermath 249

Bibliography 252

Index 255

Editorial Reviews

This is a good introduction to the theatre for the novice, this will prove profitable reading for the seasoned student of the period as well.

Winter 2018 The NYMAS Review

...recommended to all lovers of the First Empire.

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