August 2022
Battle of Ushant 1778 – its farcical aftermath, the guillotine and a “Citizen King”
The indecisive Battle of Ushant 1778 – and its farcical aftermath, the guillotine and a “Citizen King” France’s entry into the American War of Independence was [...]
July 2022
HMS Royal George Salvage
The salvage of HMS Royal George, 1782 – 1844 HMS Royal George in her glory The loss, while at anchor at Spithead, off Portsmouth, of the ship-of-the-line [...]
Training Tragedies – HMS Eurydice & HMS Atalanta
Training Tragedies: the losses of HMS Eurydice and HMS Atalanta At first glance, the picture of a frigate such as HMS Eurydice, as above, immediately evokes visions of single-ship [...]
June 2022
HMS Venerable, 1804
Cool Heads in Crisis: HMS Venerable, 1804 The Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars locked Britain and France into almost twenty-two years of continuous war from 1793 and conflict at sea [...]
French oared-galleys in British Waters – 1707
Royal Navy frigate vs. French oared galleys – 1707 When one thinks of battles involving oared galleys one thinks automatically of actions in the Mediterranean. The [...]
Fate of Zeppelin L-19, 1916
The Fate of Zeppelin L-19, February 1916 It is now over a century since bombing from the air became an integral feature of warfare, with civilian populations [...]