Royal Navy Mediterranean Fleet 1793-1805 : The war at sea against Napoleon

A fresh, all-encompassing study of the most active British fleet of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars: the Mediterranean Fleet, in which Horatio Nelson made his legendary name. When war broke out with Revolutionary France in 1893, the Royal Navy’s Mediterranean Fleet was launched into a long and complex war.Operating at arm's length from London, the fleet assumed traditional responsibilities for trade protection, blockade, and high-seas warfare, but also diplomatic and counter-revolutionary activities across the region.It was the theatre that produced some of the most iconic moments of British naval history, and made a legend out of Horatio Nelson.However, the reality of the Mediterranean war has long been overshadowed by its famous battles and huge personalities.In this book, naval scholar Casey Baker draws upon his years of archive research to present a comprehensive portrait of the Mediterranean Fleet’s war - its strategic roles, its organization and decision-making, figh