William S. Cormack, Cormack William S.

Revolution and Political Conflict in the French Navy 1789 1794

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A study of the navy in the French Revolution, revealing its crucial role in the political conflict.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 360
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. März 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 584g
• ISBN-13: 9780521893756
• ISBN-10: 0521893755
• Artikelnr.: 22011747

Inhaltsangabe

1. The French navy, the revolution and the historians
2. The French navy on the eve of revolution
3. The revolution begins: the Toulon Affair of 1789
4. Naval reorganisation and the mutiny at Brest, 1790-1
5. Bertrand de Moleville and the dissolution of the officer corps, 1791-2
6. Naval officers and the Jacobin Regime, 1792-3: the court martial of Captain Basterot
7. The Great Treason: the surrender of the Mediterranean fleet in 1793
8. Naval authority and the National Will: the Quiberon Mutiny of 1793
9. A navy for the Republic: Jeanbon Saint-André's missions to Brest and the Prairial Campaign, 1793-4
10. Conclusion: revolutionary politics and the French navy
Bibliography
Index.