The War Against the Pirates
Journal Data
| Type | SOURCE_BOOK |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| ISBN-13 | 9781137314147 |
| Total publications | 3 |
| Coverage period | 2018 - 2018 |
| Language | EN |
This book naval historian investigates the secret Anglo-American coercive war against Spain from 1815 to 1835.
The War Against the Pirates
This book naval historian investigates the secret Anglo-American coercive war against Spain from 1815 to 1835.
Prologue
For a decade before the renewal of the Napoleonic Wars, in 1803, Spain was an ally of France, and during this unique time the American colonies of Spain—Spanish America—had been isolated from the homeland by the British Royal Navy. The shadow of France, and of Napoleon, lay threateningly over the affairs of Spanish America. The liberal ideas of France and the military and naval triumphs of Britain in the Napoleonic Wars contributed to the break-u…
Common Cause
At the outset of the period examined in this book, relations between Great Britain and the United States were distant and frosty. Wounds were not easily healed on the high seas. Much anguish continued in the wake of the War of 1812. A long shadow was cast across the Canadian boundaries, while on the oceans rights of search and neutrality were zealously guarded or defended. The British, in particular, adhered to trade as the key to prosperity, and…
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The War Against the Pirates
This book naval historian investigates the secret Anglo-American coercive war against Spain from 1815 to 1835.
Prologue
For a decade before the renewal of the Napoleonic Wars, in 1803, Spain was an ally of France, and during this unique time the American colonies of Spain—Spanish America—had been isolated from the homeland by the British Royal Navy. The shadow of France, and of Napoleon, lay threateningly over the affairs of Spanish America. The liberal ideas of France and the military and naval triumphs of Britain in the Napoleonic Wars contributed to the break-u…
Common Cause
At the outset of the period examined in this book, relations between Great Britain and the United States were distant and frosty. Wounds were not easily healed on the high seas. Much anguish continued in the wake of the War of 1812. A long shadow was cast across the Canadian boundaries, while on the oceans rights of search and neutrality were zealously guarded or defended. The British, in particular, adhered to trade as the key to prosperity, and…