Neale, J (2011) 'The Influence of 1797 upon the Nereide Mutiny of 1809.' In: Coats, A and MacDougall, P, eds. The Naval Mutinies of 1797: Unity and Perseverance. Boydell and Brewer, Woodbridge. ISBN 9781843836698
Abstract
The naval mutinies of 1797 were unprecedented in scale and impressive in their level of organisation. Under threat of French invasion, crews in the Royal Navy's home fleet, after making clear demands, refused to sail until their demands were met. Subsequent mutinies affected the crews of more than one hundred ships in at least five home anchorages, replicated in the Mediterranean, Atlantic and Indian Ocean. Channel Fleet seamen pursued their grievances of pay and conditions by traditional petitions to their commanding officer, Admiral Richard Howe, but his flawed comprehension and communications were further exacerbated by the Admiralty. The Spithead mutiny became the seamen's last resort. Ironically Howe acknowledged the justice of their position and was instrumental in resolving the Spithead mutiny, but this did not prevent occurrences at the Nore and elsewhere. The most extensive approach since Conrad Gill's seminal and eponymous volume of 1913, The Naval Mutinies of 1797 focuses on new research, re-evaluating the causes, events, interpretations, discipline, relationships between officers and men, political inputs and affiliations and crucially, the rôle of the Irish and quota men. It poses new answers to old questions and suggests a new synthesis - self-determination - the seamen on their own terms
| Item Type: | Book Chapter or Section |
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| Keywords: | Great Britain, Royal Navy, 18th century, mutinies, Spithead Mutiny, Nore Mutiny |
| Subjects: | D History General and Old World > D History (General) |
| Divisions: | School of Writing, Publishing and the Humanities |
| Date Deposited: | 26 Feb 2013 14:20 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Aug 2021 09:33 |
| URI / Page ID: | https://researchspace.bathspa.ac.uk/id/eprint/786 |
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