Royal Navy and the British Atlantic World, C. 1750-1820
Journal Data
| Type | SOURCE_BOOK |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan (GB) |
| ISBN-13 | 9781137507655 |
| Open Library | OL26753086W |
| Total publications | 9 |
| Coverage period | 2016 - 2016 |
| Language | EN |
| Cited by | 3 |
| h-index | 1 |
This book foregrounds the role of the Royal Navy in creating the British Atlantic in the eighteenth century. It outlines the closely entwined connections between the nurturing of naval supremacy, the
Epilogue: Love and Death—The Royal Navy in the Atlantic World
The eighteenth-century navy ranged far and wide around the Atlantic Ocean, knitting together a British world between metropole, colonies, trading stations and shipping routes. This concluding chapter provides an overview of some of these activities, examining the navy from the perspectives of cultural history. Wilson reminds us that the popularity of this institution occurred through representation, as the navy became a symbol of virtuous self-sa…
Atlantic Periphery, Asian Gateway: The Royal Navy at the Cape of Good Hope, 1785–1815
When Britain captured the Cape of Good Hope in 1795, it acquired a key strategic asset for defending and expanding trade with Asia. The navy was one of the principal agents charged with capitalising on this advantage and controlling the adjacent seas. But it also performed other roles. It linked this part of the Atlantic periphery to Britain, helping to foster a shared sense of British identity. It helped to explore and exploit the resources of t…
Atlantic Empire, European War and the Naval Expeditions to South America, 1806–1807
The Napoleonic War was essentially a European conflict, but it did have an Atlantic dimension. In 1806, Lieutenant General Baird and Admiral Popham commanded an operation to capture the Cape of Good Hope. Following its seizure, Popham then mounted an ambitious and unauthorised attack on Buenos Aires, on the other side of the Atlantic. For a few months, and at a time when victory in Europe appeared elusive, people across Britain turned to the poss…
Introduction: The Royal Navy and the British Atlantic
This chapter introduces the chapters that follow, foregrounding the crucial role of the Royal Navy in creating and consolidating the British Atlantic in the second half of the eighteenth century. It outlines the closely entwined connections between the nurturing of naval supremacy, the politics of commercial protection, and the development of national and imperial identities—all crucial factors in the consolidation and transformation of the Briti…
Royal Navy and the British Atlantic World, C. 1750-1820
The Royal Navy, the British Atlantic Empire and the Abolition of the Slave Trade
British patriotic identity and British military policy were closely entwined during the eighteenth century. The navy had a prominent role in both. One eighteenth-century vision of the Atlantic empire emphasised the interconnection between maritime colonial trade and British naval strength. The argument went that British transatlantic trade, including the slave trade, constituted a nursery for British seamen and that Britain’s status as a leading …
The Royal Navy and Caribbean Colonial Society during the Eighteenth Century
The Caribbean lay at the economic heart of the British Atlantic empire. As a result, British naval strategy focused heavily on the region, and the navy’s resources were deployed to protect its valuable sugar industry. Rather than focus on the operational history of the navy in the Caribbean, however, this chapter explores the navy’s social and political interaction with the colonial society there. Royal Navy seamen were part of the white Caribbea…
At War with the ‘Detestable Traffic’: The Royal Navy’s Anti-Slavery Cause in the Atlantic Ocean
The abolition of the transatlantic slave trade in 1807 saw a transformation in the role of the Royal Navy. Before then, the navy had been charged with protecting the slave trade; after 1807, its role was to suppress it. To enforce abolition, a naval squadron was stationed off the West African coast to intercept and detain slave ships. This chapter focuses on the first naval officers tasked with delivering abolitionist policy. Personal testimonies…
The Royal Navy and the British Atlantic World, c. 1750–1820
This book foregrounds the role of the Royal Navy in creating the British Atlantic in the eighteenth century. It outlines the closely entwined connections between the nurturing of naval supremacy, the
The Royal Navy and the British Atlantic World, c. 1750–1820
This book foregrounds the role of the Royal Navy in creating the British Atlantic in the eighteenth century. It outlines the closely entwined connections between the nurturing of naval supremacy, the
Epilogue: Love and Death—The Royal Navy in the Atlantic World
The eighteenth-century navy ranged far and wide around the Atlantic Ocean, knitting together a British world between metropole, colonies, trading stations and shipping routes. This concluding chapter provides an overview of some of these activities, examining the navy from the perspectives of cultural history. Wilson reminds us that the popularity of this institution occurred through representation, as the navy became a symbol of virtuous self-sa…
Atlantic Periphery, Asian Gateway: The Royal Navy at the Cape of Good Hope, 1785–1815
When Britain captured the Cape of Good Hope in 1795, it acquired a key strategic asset for defending and expanding trade with Asia. The navy was one of the principal agents charged with capitalising on this advantage and controlling the adjacent seas. But it also performed other roles. It linked this part of the Atlantic periphery to Britain, helping to foster a shared sense of British identity. It helped to explore and exploit the resources of t…
Atlantic Empire, European War and the Naval Expeditions to South America, 1806–1807
The Napoleonic War was essentially a European conflict, but it did have an Atlantic dimension. In 1806, Lieutenant General Baird and Admiral Popham commanded an operation to capture the Cape of Good Hope. Following its seizure, Popham then mounted an ambitious and unauthorised attack on Buenos Aires, on the other side of the Atlantic. For a few months, and at a time when victory in Europe appeared elusive, people across Britain turned to the poss…
Introduction: The Royal Navy and the British Atlantic
This chapter introduces the chapters that follow, foregrounding the crucial role of the Royal Navy in creating and consolidating the British Atlantic in the second half of the eighteenth century. It outlines the closely entwined connections between the nurturing of naval supremacy, the politics of commercial protection, and the development of national and imperial identities—all crucial factors in the consolidation and transformation of the Briti…
Royal Navy and the British Atlantic World, C. 1750-1820
The Royal Navy, the British Atlantic Empire and the Abolition of the Slave Trade
British patriotic identity and British military policy were closely entwined during the eighteenth century. The navy had a prominent role in both. One eighteenth-century vision of the Atlantic empire emphasised the interconnection between maritime colonial trade and British naval strength. The argument went that British transatlantic trade, including the slave trade, constituted a nursery for British seamen and that Britain’s status as a leading …
The Royal Navy and Caribbean Colonial Society during the Eighteenth Century
The Caribbean lay at the economic heart of the British Atlantic empire. As a result, British naval strategy focused heavily on the region, and the navy’s resources were deployed to protect its valuable sugar industry. Rather than focus on the operational history of the navy in the Caribbean, however, this chapter explores the navy’s social and political interaction with the colonial society there. Royal Navy seamen were part of the white Caribbea…
At War with the ‘Detestable Traffic’: The Royal Navy’s Anti-Slavery Cause in the Atlantic Ocean
The abolition of the transatlantic slave trade in 1807 saw a transformation in the role of the Royal Navy. Before then, the navy had been charged with protecting the slave trade; after 1807, its role was to suppress it. To enforce abolition, a naval squadron was stationed off the West African coast to intercept and detain slave ships. This chapter focuses on the first naval officers tasked with delivering abolitionist policy. Personal testimonies…
The Royal Navy and the British Atlantic World, c. 1750–1820
This book foregrounds the role of the Royal Navy in creating the British Atlantic in the eighteenth century. It outlines the closely entwined connections between the nurturing of naval supremacy, the