Signals and instructions, 1776-1794.
By: Edited by Julian S. Corbett.
Contributors: Great Britain. Admiralty.
Series: Publications of the Navy Records Society ;; vol. 35.
Publisher: United States Naval Institute
Published: 1971
Place of publication: [Annapolis]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 403
Subjects: Great Britain. Royal Navy -- Regulations.; Great Britain. Royal Navy -- Communication systems.; Naval tactics.; Great Britain -- History, Naval -- 18th century.
Notes: Reprint of the 1909 ed., which was issued as v. 35 of the Publications of the Navy Record Society.
Table of contents: title: General introduction.; title: Lord Howe, North American Station, 1776-8.; title: Kempenfelt's first instructions, 1779-80.; title: Kempenfelt's Signals and explanatory instructions, with Howe's modifications, 1781-2.; title: The regular additional instructions, 1778.; title: North American station, 1779-82, Arbuthnot, Graves, and Digby.; title: The last form of the General and Additional fighting instructions, with ms additions of Rodney, Pigot, and Hood, 1781-3.; title: Lord Howe's instructions, 1790-94.; title: Appendices: A. Additional instructions of the Seven Years' War.; title: B. Rodney's landing instructions, 1761-2.; title: C. Addenda to v. 29. 'Fighting instructions, 1530-1816'.; title: D. Breaking the line.; title: E. Bibliography I. English works on naval tactics, 1750-1850 (p. 376-379).; title: F. Bibliography II. Instructions and signal books, 1650-1830. (p. 380-395)