Acta Militaria
Wednesday, 29 June 2011
Maximillian's Austrians - Puebla
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The mid 1860s saw several powers intervening in the chaos that was Mexico, France, Spain, the United States and Britain, but perhaps one of ...
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Friday, 24 June 2011
Africa - HMS Maidstone, part 2
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After languishing in London for several years, at the end of 1823 HMS Maidstone was reported to be fitting out for a new mission, joining ...
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Sunday, 19 June 2011
The Raid on Havre de Grace 1813
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In May 1813 a small squadron of frigates under George Cockburn* was cruising the coast between Baltimore and Canada, with the dual aims of c...
Thursday, 16 June 2011
Napoleon and after - HMS Maidstone, Part 1
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Ever wonder what happened to the frigates of Hornblower, Ramage or Aubrey in the post-Napoleon world? Here is one example, HMS Maidstone , a...
Tuesday, 14 June 2011
The Abolition of the Slave Trade
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In 1759 the frigate HMS Arundel was sailing through the Caribbean. Her captain, Charles Middleton, from Leith in Scotland, had already ag...
Wednesday, 8 June 2011
Ironclads - sources
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Contempory Sources A discussion of early English ironclads in Blackwoods Magazine 1867 http://books.google.com.br/books?id=-L0CAAAAIAAJ&...
Sunday, 5 June 2011
HMS Lord Clyde - the worst ship in Victoria's Navy
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When she was launched the Lord Clyde was theoretically one of the strongest ships in the most powerful navy in the world. She was also a mil...
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