Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of illustrations viii
4. Preface and acknowledgements ix
5. Abbreviations xii
6. Introduction 1
7. 1 The Baltic in Autumn 1807 5
8. 2 Sir James Saumarez’ Early Career 20
9. 3 Saumarez Takes up his Baltic Command 34
10. 4 The Crisis of Rogervik 54
11. 5 The Conversion to Peacemaker 75
12. 6 The Pea Islands 93
13. 7 Marshal ‘Belle-Jambe’ Declares War 106
14. 8 The Affair of the Carlshamn Cargoes 128
15. 9 The Von Rosen Letters 141
16. 10 Diplomatic Intrigues: Napoleon’s Fateful Decision 155
17. 11 The Final Year 177
18. 12 Conclusions: the Man or the Situation 198
19. Epilogue 221
20. Appendix 1: Glossary of Place Names 223
21. Appendix 2: Brief notes on Some Lesser-known Names 225
22. Bibliographical note 227
23. Notes 233
24. Bibliography 259
25. Index 273