Reminiscences of a Naval Officer : A Quarter-Deck View of the War Against Napoleon

by Crawford, A.; Pocock, Tom

• ISBN13: 9781861761095
• ISBN10: 1861761090
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-02-15
• Publisher: Motorbooks Intl

Summary

These are the reminiscences of Captain Crawford who served during the Napoleonic Wars from 1810 to 1815, first with Captain Sir Edward Owen in the blockading squadron off Boulogne, participating in the attempted attack on the French fleet in port using Fulton's "torpedoes" and later with Admiral Duckworth's squadron in the Mediterranean during the war with Turkey. He was involved in the Navy's support of the army in the Peninsula War, serving on the east coast of Spain at the siege of Taragona. Amongst other details he describes how to turn the quarterdeck of a frigate into a dance floor when giving a ball on board. He tells of improbable incidents and gives an intimate description of shipboard life.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Joining the Navy	p. 1
Under Captain Owen	p. 17
The Inshore Squadron	p. 44
Attack on the Boulogne Flotilla	p. 63
Gale off the Elbe	p. 75
A Visit Home	p. 91
The Royal George	p. 104
In the Mediterranean	p. 118
The Dardanelles	p. 130
To Cadiz	p. 141
At Port Mahon	p. 151
In the Gulf of Genoa	p. 163
Blockading Toulon	p. 174
The French Convoy	p. 185
Captain Hallowell and the Tigre	p. 197
Return to England	p. 211
The Malta	p. 223
Off Alicante	p. 235
The Siege of Tarragona	p. 248
The Catalonian Campaign	p. 264
Napoleon in Exile	p. 278
Home and Promotion	p. 290
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