Dispatches and Letters Relating to the Blockade of Brest: 1803-1805, Vol. I

by John Leyland

Book Overview

The blockade of Brest of 1803-05 is covered in two volumes and concentrates on the achievements of the Hon William Cornwallis and his captains.

Leyland was of the opinion that the work of the blockaders was 'more important and more successful than that of Nelson at the same period'. More succinctly these volumes contain material concerning operations under Cornwallis' command, which geographically included Lorient, Rochefort, Ferrol, the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1911248235
• ISBN13: 9781911248231
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 446 Pages