A SURVEY OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE BRITISH NAVY IN THE CARIBBEAN FROM
THE VOYAGES OF SIXTEENTH CENTURY ENGLISH ADVENTURERS SUCH AS JOHN
HAWKINS AND FRANCIS DRAKE THROUGH THE GREAT WARS OF THE SEVENTEENTH
AND EIGHTEENTH CENTURIES AGAINST THE DUTCH, SPANISH AND FRENCH AND
BRITAIN'S DECLINING ROLE THEREAFTER.
This book charts the involvement of the British navy in the Caribbean
from the earliest times to the present. It recounts the voyages of
sixteenth century English adventurers such as John Hawkins and Francis
Drake and their attacks on Spanish territories, outlines the capture
of Jamaica during the time of Oliver Cromwell's rule and describes the
growth of the British slave trade. It goes on to discuss the late
seventeenth century and eighteenth century conflicts and wars with the
Dutch, Spanish and French and the War of American Independence,
analyses the effect of the abolition of the slave trade and explores
the British dominance which prevailed throughout much of the
nineteenth century. The book concludes by examining how in the
twentieth century the British navy withdrew almost entirely from the
Caribbean, tacitly ceding control to the United States. Throughout the
book relates developments in the Caribbean to developments in Britain
and in the British navy more widely. John D. Grainger is the author of
numerous books for a variety of publishers, including eight previously
published books for Boydell and Brewer, including _The British Navy in
the Baltic_, _Dictionary of British Naval Battles_ and _The First
Pacific War: Britain and Russia, 1854-56_.
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ISBN
9781800100831
Publisert
2020
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Boydell Press
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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