Nelson's refuge
Subtitle: Gibraltar in the age of Napoleon
By: Jason R. Musteen
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Annapolis, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 251
ISBN-13: 9781591145455
Subjects: Great Britain. Royal Navy; Great Britain; Naval History; British Naval operations; Military History; British Participation; Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-242) and index.
Table of contents: title: The rock of ages : Gibraltar before 1793; title: Revolution! : Toulon to Cape St. Vincent, 1793-1797; title: From the pillars to the pyramids : the Nile and Egypt, 1798-1801; title: The battles of Algeciras and the Gut of Gibraltar : French victory and Saumarez's revenge, 1801; title: A royal mess : the Duke of Kent at Gibraltar, 1802-1803; title: Gibraltar fever : the perennial killer; title: From Amiens to Trafalgar : war with Spain and a hero's final return, 1803-1805; title: Sir Hew Dalrymple at Gibraltar : the origins of the Peninsular War, 1806-1808; title: Defending the rock and projecting power : the early Peninsular War, 1808-1811; title: An appendage of this garrison : the defense of Tarifa, 1811-1812; title: The end of the war and peace on the rock, 1812-1815; title: From a proud fortress to a post of power; title: Appendix A. Governors and key leaders at Gibraltar; title: Appendix B. Key personalities; title: Appendix C. Comparison of officer ranks during the Napoleonic wars.