The English Navy in the Revolution of 1688 Paperback / softback
by Edward Barzillai Powley
Part of the Cambridge Library Collection - Naval and Military History series
Paperback / softback
- Information
Description
First published in 1928, this was one of the first in-depth studies to investigate why the English navy was unable to prevent William of Orange's invasion in 1688.
Edward B. Powley argues that a combination of bad strategic choices as well as adverse weather, William's so-called 'Protestant wind', resulted in the Navy failing to stop the Dutch Fleet landing, and ultimately enabled William to take possession of the country and crown.
In a detailed chronological narrative of naval events between the spring of 1687 and February 1689, Powley charts the key decisions as documented in the archival record, focusing particularly on the Admiral of the Fleet, Lord Dartmouth's surviving papers and what they reveal about the input of King James II to naval affairs.
Information
-
Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:214 pages, 1 Maps
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:19/08/2010
- Category:
- ISBN:9781108013390
Information
-
Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:214 pages, 1 Maps
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:19/08/2010
- Category:
- ISBN:9781108013390
