Rigidly organised and harshly disciplined, the Georgian Royal Navy was an orderly and efficient fighting force which played a major role in Great Britain¿s wars of the 18th and early 19th centuries. This concise book explores what it was like to be a sailor in the Georgian Navy ¿ focusing on the period from 1714 to 1820, this book examines the Navy within its wider historical, national, organisational and military context, and reveals exactly what it took to survive a life in its service. It looks at how a seaman could join the Royal Navy, including the notorious ''press gangs''; what was meant by ''learning the ropes''; and the severe punishments that could be levied for even minor misdemeanours as a result of the Articles of War. Military tactics, including manning the guns and tactics for fending off pirates are also revealed, as is the problem of maintaining a healthy diet at sea ¿ and the steps that sailors themselves could take to avoid the dreaded scurvy. Covering other fascinat
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A survey of the architecture and history of the Tao-Klarjeti region. This book, comprising the proceedings of a 2014 symposium at Koç University¿s Vehbi Koç Ankara Studies Research Center, fills an important gap in the research surrounding the historical...
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