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Signals and instructions, 1776-1794 : with addenda to vol. 29 /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Great Britain. Royal Navy
Other Authors: Corbett, Julian Stafford, 1854-1922
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [London] : Navy Records Society, 1908.
Series:Publications of the Navy Records Society ; v. 35.
Subjects:
Naval tactics.
Great Britain. > Royal Navy > Regulations.
Great Britain > History, Naval > 18th century.
Great Britain. > Royal Navy > Communication systems.
Naval tactics > Bibliography.
Table of Contents:
  • General introduction
  • Lord Howe, North American station, 1776-8
  • Kempenfelt's first instructions, 1779-80
  • Kempenfelt's signals and explanatory instructions, with Howe's modifications, 1781-2
  • The regular additional instructions, 1778
  • North American station, 1779-82, Arbuthnot, Graves, and Digby
  • The last form of the General and Additional fighting instructions, with ms. additions of Rodney, Pigot, and Hood, 1781-3
  • Lord Howe's instructions, 1790-94
  • Appendices: A. Additional instructions of the Seven Years' War. B. Rodney's landing instructions, 1761-2. C. Addenda to v. 29. 'Fighting instructions, 1530-1816'. D. Breaking the line. E. Bibliography I. English works on naval tactics, 1750-1850. F. Bibliography II. Instructions and signal books, 1650-1830
  • Index.