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The Keith Papers - Vol. III (Paperback)
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The Keith Papers - Vol. III (Paperback)
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George Keith Elphinstone, Lord Keith (1746-1823) was a Scottish
naval officer who entered the navy as a penurious midshipman
towards the end of the Seven Years War. He had a long career at
sea, during which he missed taking part in any major battle, but
held major commands throughout the Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Wars (except 1807-1812). He is chiefly known for his skill in
commanding very large fleets, often spread over a very wide area,
and for the consequent prize money which made him the richest naval
officer of his day. He also gained a reputation for being very keen
on acquring it. These three volumes only represent a small fraction
of the documents in Keith's very large personal collection of
letter and order books and loose documents in the National Maritime
Museum, which occupies 124 foot of shelf space. Keith's career
after the Peace of Amiens was marked by his skill in the complex
command of very large fleets. He was disappointed that Nelson was
given the command of the Mediterranean, but he was nevertheless the
right man to command, between 1803 and 1807, the very large fleet
which was assembled in the Channel and the North Sea to repel
Napoleon's invasion threat. His command of detail was formidable.
Here his problems were manning and difficulties with Sea Fencibles,
convoy and maintaining the blockade of Brest, all of which are well
illustrated by documents. Keith retired from active service in
1807, when he married for a second time, but in early 1812 he was
appointed, at the age of sixty-six, as Commander in Chief, Channel
Fleet. He spent much of the time ashore at Plymouth because of
ill-health, but he was again successful at keeping complex
operations moving, particularly with operations to support the
armies in the Peninsular. There is a final section of documents
illustrating the dramatic events surrounding the capture of
Napoleon and his banishment to St Helena.
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