Signals and instructions, 1776-1794
Subtitle: with addendato vol. 29
By: Edited by Julian S. Corbett.
Contributors: Great Britain. Royal Navy.
Series: Publications of the Navy Records Society. vol. 35
Publisher: Navy Records Society
Published: 1908
Place of publication: (London)
Language: eng
Number of pages: 403
Subjects: Great Britain. -- Navy -- Regulations (Admiralty instructions, etc.).; Naval tactics.; Naval tactics -- Bibliography.; Great Britain -- History, Naval -- 18th century.; Great Britain.  Navy -- Signaling.
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. 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.; title: Index.