Admirals in Court
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Admirals in Court

Discipline, Honour and Naval Justice, 1778-1814

  1. 265 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Admirals in Court

Discipline, Honour and Naval Justice, 1778-1814

About this book

Exploring the role that courts martial played in the professional lives of flag officers in the late Georgian Royal Navy, this book examines the genesis, proceedings and outcomes of nine trials faced by British admirals in the American and French wars. Despite only one admiral being found guilty as charged, the implications of facing trial were highly significant on all of these officers' careers and their surrounding political climates. For some officers, courts martial provided them a means of preserving their honour and professional reputations in the face of perceived mistreatment or criticism. This study sets the experiences of these nine admirals in the context of the naval courts martial system and considers their charging and conviction rate with other naval personnel in the period to understand how the naval justice system worked at the top of society. Drawing on a range of sources, from Admiralty records in the National Archives to official and personal papers, publications of the Naval Records Society and press literature, it sheds new light on prominent individuals' careers and key moments in 18th century naval history.

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Information

Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Year
2025
eBook ISBN
9781350467286
Edition
0
Topic
History
Subtopic
Military & Maritime History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Half Title
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Preface
  7. Introduction
  8. Chapter 1: Framework and Procedures
  9. Chapter 2: Discipline, Criminality and Honour
  10. Chapter 3: The Keppel-Palliser Affair
  11. Chapter 4: The Palliser-Keppel Affair
  12. Chapter 5: A Tale of Two Acquittals
  13. Chapter 6: The Limits of Discretion: Vice Admiral William Cornwallis and Lord Spencer, 1796
  14. Chapter 7: A Hostage to Enmity: Vice Admiral Sir William Parker and Earl St Vincent
  15. Chapter 8: Vice Admiral Duckworth’s Excess Baggage
  16. Chapter 9: Discretion and Misjudgement: Vice Admiral Sir Robert Calder
  17. Chapter 10: Trouble in Basque Roads: Rear Admiral Sir Eliab Harvey and Admiral Lord James Gambier
  18. Chapter 11: More Trouble in Basque Roads: Admiral Lord Gambier and Captain Lord Cochrane
  19. Chapter 12: Vice Admiral Charles Stirling’s Misadventures in the West Indies
  20. Chapter 13: Politics, Honour and Justice in Flag Officers’ Courts Martial
  21. Conclusion
  22. Notes
  23. Bibliography
  24. Index