Nelson’s 1805 watch
Quite a complex instrument, although he didn’t get much use out it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKMXS9UTix4 It went for £152k.
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The War at Sea
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ROYAL NAVY MEDITERRANEAN FLEET
ROYAL NAVY MEDITERRANEAN FLEET 1793-1805 : the war at sea against napoleon.
CASEY BAKER
Random House, 2026
ISBN: 9781472871046
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paulmartinovich
Aug 23, 2025
William Casey Baker wrote an academic work on the same subject with a slightly different title (Britain's War for the Mediterranean) that was published by the US Naval Institute Press in 2024. This title seems to be an Osprey 80-page entry in their usual format, with new maps and illustrations. Presumably Random House is acting as the US publisher, although I can't find the title on their web site.
American Experience of British Prize Law
The American Experience of British Prize Law, 1776-1804 Suzanne Amy Foxley Publisher : Boydell Press
Publication date : August 19, 2025
Print length : 282 pages
ISBN: 9781837652570
A detailed examination of one of the key issues for British-American relations, for international trade and for international law.
The taking of prizes, that is the capture of enemy vessels either by the Royal Navy or by private individuals licensed as privateers, was a crucial component of British naval strategy in the eighteenth century. The legality of prize-taking depended on the determination of the nationality or neutrality of both vessel and cargo - a major point of contention between Britain and other powers, including the United States. This book examines the American experience of British prize law from 1776 to 1804, with additional insights up until the 1820s, examining how this branch of international law changed and perpetuated in the wake…
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The war at sea in the age of Napoleon and the development of maritime strategy
Speller, Ian (2009) The war at sea in the age of Napoleon and the development of maritime strategy. In: A Guerra No Tempo De Napoleáo: antecedentes, campanhas militares e impactos de longa duracáo. Acta / International Commission of Military History (35). DPI Cromotipo, Lisbon, pp. 387-398. ISBN 9789899594647
https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/3844/
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Small problem with timing...Nelson and the Victory reached England after the chase to the West Indies on August 18th. The watch could not possibly have been made between then and August 20th, when it is said to have been presented. The Victory had been away from Britain for two years, so if the officers had clubbed together to commission the watch, they would have had to have sent their instructions (and the money) to the watchmaker from the Mediterranean many months earlier. Is there any documentation for such a possibility?