England in the Seven Years' War: A Study in Combined Strategy

Julian Stafford Corbett

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511783166

Sir Julian Corbett (1854–1922) was an eminent British naval historian who focused on the analysis of historic naval strategy. After graduating from Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1876 Corbett practised as a barrister until 1882, when he turned to historical writing. He was appointed Lecturer in History to the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, in 1903, and was consulted on naval reforms during the First World War. These volumes, first published in 1907, contain Corbett's detailed analysis of naval warfare during the Seven Years' War (1756–1763). Focusing on the strategy of the British navy, Corbett recounts chronologically the major actions of the war, analysing in detail fleet movements and naval tactics in their political and diplomatic context. These volumes were the first scholarly work on this subject, and provide valuable information concerning the development of English naval strategy during this formative period. Volume 1 covers 1754–1759.

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Frontmatter
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England in the Seven Years' War
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PREFACE
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MAPS AND PLANS
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I - INTRODUCTORY—THE FUNCTION OF THE FLEET IN WAR
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II - NATURE AND OBJECT OF THE WAR
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III - THE TRANSITION FROM DIPLOMACY TO WAR
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IV - MOVEMENTS BEFORE DECLARATION
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V - THE FRENCH OPENING—MINORCA
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VI - THE PRUSSIAN ALLIANCE AND WAR PLAN
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VII - ABORTIVE OPENING OF THE BRITISH ATTACK—LOUISBOURG
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VIII - INAUGURATION OF PITT'S “SYSTEM”
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IX - THE FIRST CONTAINING ATTACK—ROCHEFORT
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X - THE FRENCH ECCENTRIC ATTACK—KLOSTERZBVEN AND EMDEN
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XI - THE CONTAINING MOVEMENTS OF 1758.—I. FLEET AND COASTAL OPERATIONS—ST. MALO
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XII - THE CONTAINING MOVEMENTS OF 1758.—II. EXTENSION TO THE CONTINENT—CHERBOURG—ST. CAS
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XIII - MAIN OPERATIONS, 1758—LOUISBOURG—FORT DUQUESNE—FRONTENAC
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XIV - COMMERCE PROTECTION—EAST INDIES
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XV - COMMERCE PROTECTION—WEST INDIES
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XVI - EXTENSION OF THE ATTACK—THE FRENCH ANTILLES
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XVII - THE MAIN ATTACK, 1759—THE ADVANCE ON QUEBEC
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XVIII - THE CAPTURE OF QUEBEC
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A Study in Combined Strategy

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Frontmatter
pp i-ii

England in the Seven Years' War
pp iii-iv

PREFACE
pp v-viii

Contents
pp ix-x

MAPS AND PLANS
pp xi-xii

I - INTRODUCTORY—THE FUNCTION OF THE FLEET IN WAR
pp 1-9

II - NATURE AND OBJECT OF THE WAR
pp 10-29

III - THE TRANSITION FROM DIPLOMACY TO WAR
pp 30-62

IV - MOVEMENTS BEFORE DECLARATION
pp 63-95

V - THE FRENCH OPENING—MINORCA
pp 96-138

VI - THE PRUSSIAN ALLIANCE AND WAR PLAN
pp 139-165

VII - ABORTIVE OPENING OF THE BRITISH ATTACK—LOUISBOURG
pp 166-178

VIII - INAUGURATION OF PITT'S “SYSTEM”
pp 179-196

IX - THE FIRST CONTAINING ATTACK—ROCHEFORT
pp 197-222

X - THE FRENCH ECCENTRIC ATTACK—KLOSTERZBVEN AND EMDEN
pp 223-253

XI - THE CONTAINING MOVEMENTS OF 1758.—I. FLEET AND COASTAL OPERATIONS—ST. MALO
pp 254-281

XII - THE CONTAINING MOVEMENTS OF 1758.—II. EXTENSION TO THE CONTINENT—CHERBOURG—ST. CAS
pp 282-304

XIII - MAIN OPERATIONS, 1758—LOUISBOURG—FORT DUQUESNE—FRONTENAC
pp 305-335

XIV - COMMERCE PROTECTION—EAST INDIES
pp 336-350

XV - COMMERCE PROTECTION—WEST INDIES
pp 351-370

XVI - EXTENSION OF THE ATTACK—THE FRENCH ANTILLES
pp 371-395

XVII - THE MAIN ATTACK, 1759—THE ADVANCE ON QUEBEC
pp 396-424

XVIII - THE CAPTURE OF QUEBEC
pp 425-476

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