CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS ix
3. General Introduction 1
4. Part I: From Acting Lieutenant to Master and Commander, 1781–1790 11
5. Part II: Sloop Commander, 1793 43
6. Part III: Frigate Captain, 1793–1802 57
7. Part IV: Ship-of-the-Line Captain, 1803–1810 123
8. Part V: Flag-Officer, 1810–1813 223
9. Part VI: Commander-in-Chief, Leeward Islands, 1813–1816 399
10. Part VII: Lowland Laird, and Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth, 1836–1839 479
11. Part VIII: Epilogue 505
12. Sources and Documents 517
13. Index 555