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Naval Researches Or a Candid Inquiry into the Conduct of Admirals Byron Graves Hood and Rodney into the Actions Off Grenada Chesapeak StChristophers of April 1782 - American Revolutionary
Author: Thomas White

The principal aim of this volume is to present a point-by-point refutation of the claims made by John Clerk (1728--1812), a writer on naval strategy. Clerk maintained that Admiral Rodney had achieved his success in the battle of Saints Passage on 12 April 1782 by following the suggestions that Clerk had laid down in 'Essay on Naval Tactics'. Cap...  more »tain Thomas White, a naval officer, set out to show that Clerk's claims had little substance to them. The volume discusses other land and naval battles but the major importance of the book lies in its minute and expert analysis of one of the most significant sea battles of the Revolutionary War.  « less

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ISBN-13: 9780839821809
ISBN-10: 0839821808
Publication Date: 1/1/1972
Pages: 136
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Publisher: Ardent Media,U.S.
Book Type: Hardcover
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