ABSTRACT

Examiner of the Navy and the First Lord of the Admiralty during the Trafalgar Campaign, Sir Charles Middleton was responsible for creating vital links between the naval shore establishment, policy makers in Whitehall and commanders at sea.

chapter 1|20 pages

Cruising the West Indies

chapter 2|24 pages

The Mainspring of Everything Naval

chapter 3|16 pages

Coppering the Fleet

chapter 4|12 pages

Trying the Carronade

chapter 5|17 pages

Thinking about War at Sea

chapter 6|25 pages

Laying Up the Fleet

chapter 7|34 pages

Reforming the Navy Office

chapter |10 pages

A Man of Ripe Experience