Midshipmen and quarterdeck boys in the British Navy, 1771-1831 /
Officer recruits, "young gentlemen," entered the Royal Navy with dreams of fame, fortune and glory, but many found promotion difficult, with a large number unable to progress beyond lieutenant. Recent scholarship has argued that during the wars of 1793-1815, there was greater social divers...
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Bibliographic Details
| Main Author: |
Cavell, S. A. |
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| Format: | Book
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| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK ; Rochester, New York :
Boydell Press,
2012.
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