{"product_id":"royal-navy-mediterranean-fleet-1793-1805-war-at-sea-against-napoleon","title":"Royal Navy Mediterranean Fleet 1793–1805","description":"\u003cp\u003eA fresh, all-encompassing study of the most active British fleet of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars: the Mediterranean Fleet, in which Horatio Nelson made his legendary name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen war broke out with Revolutionary France in 1893, the Royal Navy's Mediterranean Fleet was launched into a long and complex war. Operating at arm's length from London, the fleet assumed traditional responsibilities for trade protection, blockade, and high-seas warfare, but also diplomatic and counter-revolutionary activities across the region. It was the theatre that produced some of the most iconic moments of British naval history, and made a legend out of Horatio Nelson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHowever, the reality of the Mediterranean war has long been overshadowed by its famous battles and huge personalities. In this book, naval scholar Casey Baker draws upon his years of archive research to present a comprehensive portrait of the Mediterranean Fleet's war – its strategic roles, its organisation and decision-making, fighting capabilities and shortcomings, diplomatic and political responsibilities, logistics and manning, and the combat that it saw from the Levant to Cape Trafalgar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith superb original artwork, new maps and 3D diagrams of little-studied actions from amphibious operations to the maritime trade war, he assesses how Royal Navy's most active fleet of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars fought and operated in this most crucial theatre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCasey Baker has a doctorate in Military History from the University of North Texas, and has held teaching positions at the United States Military Academy and the Command and General Staff College. He is a regular contributor to the Society for Military History and the Consortium on the Revolutionary Era. His first book, \u003cem\u003eBritain's War for the Mediterranean\u003c\/em\u003e, is published by US Naval Institute Press. A career army officer, he lives in Texas with his wife and three boys.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdouard Groult grew up inspired by watching historical documentaries with his father and developed a fascination for historical and fantasy art. Following art studies in both Paris and Belgium he worked as a concept artist in the videogame industry and in recent years has also undertaken historical commissions while working as a freelancer for historical magazines. He lives and works near London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE FLEET'S PURPOSE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe realities of war against France and Spain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreat Britain in the early modern Mediterranean\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo defend against or attack the French Republic?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn Anglo–French War\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFLEET FIGHTING POWER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShips of the line\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrigates\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmaller craft\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTECHNICAL FACTORS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAccidents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSailors and marines\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHOW THE FLEET OPERATED\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCommand and control\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdministration, bases and logistics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCOMBAT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe campaign at sea\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eANALYSIS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFURTHER READING\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINDEX\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Osprey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ 1st edition (2026)","offer_id":58307584229750,"sku":"9781472871046","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0285\/2287\/2891\/files\/9781472871046-Royal_Navy_Mediterranean_Fleet_17931805-1-CWNB.jpg?v=1784578588","url":"https:\/\/sailorshop.co.uk\/products\/royal-navy-mediterranean-fleet-1793-1805-war-at-sea-against-napoleon","provider":"SailorShop.co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}