Bruno Pappalardo

How to Survive in the Georgian Navy

A Sailor's Guide. Sprachen: Englisch. 18,9 cm / 12,8 cm / 1,7 cm ( B/H/T )
Buch (Hardcover), 144 Seiten
EAN 9781472830876
Veröffentlicht Februar 2019
Verlag/Hersteller Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

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Rigidly organised and harshly disciplined, the Georgian Royal Navy was an orderly and efficient fighting force which played a major role in Great Britain's wars of the 18th and early 19th centuries. This guide explores what it was like to be a sailor in the Georgian Navy. Focusing on the period from 1714 to 1820, this concise book examines the Navy within its wider historical, national, organisational and military context, and reveals exactly what it took to survive a life in its service. It looks at how a seaman could join the Royal Navy, including the notorious 'press gangs'; what was meant by 'learning the ropes'; and the severe punishments that could be levied for even minor misdemeanours as a result of the Articles of War. Military tactics, including manning the guns and tactics for fending off pirates are also revealed, as is the problem of maintaining a healthy diet at sea - and the steps that sailors themselves could take to avoid the dreaded scurvy. Covering other fascinating topics as wide-ranging as exploration, mutiny, storms, shipwrecks, and women on board ships, this 'Sailor's Guide' explores the lives of the Navy's officers and sailors, using extracts from contemporary documents and writings to reconstruct their experiences in vivid detail.

Portrait

Bruno Pappalardo joined the Public Record Office in 1982 where he is currently a military specialist in the Reader and Editorial Services Department. He is author of the latest edition of Using Navy Records and has contributed to the Royal Navy chapter in Tracing Your Ancestors at the Public Record Office, and lectures regularly on the subject. He lives in Hertfordshire.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: The Foundations of a Georgian Navy Chapter 1: The Officers and Ratings of the Georgian Royal Navy Chapter 2: Joining the Georgian Royal Navy Chapter 3: Crimes and Punishments: Discipline in the Georgian Navy Chapter 4: Victuals and Time Out: Food, Drink and Recreation in the Georgian Navy Chapter 5: Keeping a Healthy Crew: Medicine in the Georgian Navy Chapter 6: A Matter of Survival: Storms, Shipwreck and Fire on Board Ship Chapter 7: Venturing into the Unknown: Exploration and Science in the Georgian Navy Chapter 8: A Navy at War: Sea Battles in the Georgian Era Chapter 9: Mutiny in the Georgian Navy Chapter 10: Women at Sea in the Age of Sail Epilogue: The Legacy of the Georgian Navy Timeline of Major Naval Battles and Events Bibliography Index

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