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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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Main Author:	Cavell, S. A.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK ; Rochester, New York : Boydell Press, 2012.
Subjects:	Great Britain. > Royal Navy > Officers > Selection and appointment > History > 18th century. Great Britain. > Royal Navy > Officers > Selection and appointment > History > 19th century. Great Britain. > Royal Navy > Promotions > Social aspects. Midshipmen > Great Britain > History > 18th century. Midshipmen > Great Britain > History > 19th century. Aristocracy (Social class) > Great Britain > History > 18th century. Aristocracy (Social class) > Great Britain > History > 19th century.

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