The Gunboat Diplomacy of the Government of George Grenville, 1764–1765
The Honduras, Turks Island and Gambian Incidents
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8957247 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nicholas Tracy (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1974 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 711-731 |
| Publication date | 1974-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Historical Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-246X • E-ISSN: 1469-5103 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0018246x00007871 |
| OpenAlex | W1976436300 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 2 |
In the years following the conclusion of the Peace of Paris in 1763, George Grenville possessed a reputation for his consistent demands that Britain's war-proven naval superiority should be used to strengthen British diplomacy and prevent the Family Compact reacquiring die means of endangering Britain. In a typical statement to the Commons in 1768, referring to the Grafton Government's mishandling of the Corsican crisis, he said: ‘for fear of going to war, you will make war unavoidable’. It is interesting, therefore, to examine how and for what reasons the Grenville Government used its naval resources in conjunction with diplomacy to defend British interests when they were threatened consecutively in Honduras, Turks Island, and the Gambia in 1764–5
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,08 |
| Citation span | 1987 - 2013 (27) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |