Signals and instructions, 1776-1794, with addenda to vol. xxix
By: edited by Julian S. Corbett.
Contributors: Corbett, Julian Stafford, Sir, 1854-1922.; Great Britain. Admiralty.
Series: Publications of the Navy Records Society -- v. 35
Publisher: Navy Records Society
Published: 1908
Place of publication: [London]
Subjects: Great Britain. Royal Navy -- Regulations.; Great Britain. Royal Navy -- Signaling.; Naval tactics.; Great Britain -- History, Naval -- 18th century.
Table of contents: value: General introduction.; value: Lord Howe, North American Station, 1776-8.; value: Kempenfelt's first instructions, 1779-80.; value: Kempenfelt's Signals and explanatory instructions, with Howe's modifications, 1781-2.; value: The regular additional instructions, 1778.; value: North American station, 1779-82, Arbuthnot, Graves, and Digby.; value: The last form of the General and Additional fighting instructions, with ms additions of Rodney, Pigot, and Hood, 1781-3.; value: Lord Howe's instructions, 1790-94.; value: Appendices: A. Additional instructions of the Seven Years' War.; value: B. Rodney's landing instructions, 1761-2.; value: C. Addenda to v. 29. 'Fighting instructions, 1530-1816'.; value: D. Breaking the line.; value: E. Bibliography I. English works on naval tactics, 1750-1850 (p. 376-379).; value: F. Bibliography II. Instructions and signal books, 1650-1830. (p. 380-395)