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The Great Anglo-Russian Naval Alliance of the Eighteenth Century and Beyond (Hardcover)
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The Great Anglo-Russian Naval Alliance of the Eighteenth Century and Beyond (Hardcover)
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Examines Naval co-operation between Britain and Russia and the
often underappreciated prowess of the Russian navy. Naval
co-operation between Britain and Russia continued throughout the
eighteenth century, with Britain providing huge assistance to the
growth of Russia's navy, and Russia making an essential but often
overlooked contribution to Britain's maritime power in the period.
From 1698 when Tsar Peter the Great served briefly as a trainee
shipwright at Deptford dockyard Russia recruited British, often
Scottish, shipwrights, engineers, naval officers and naval surgeons
who both helped build up the Russian navy and who were also key
advisers to the Russian navy at sea. At the same time, naval stores
from Russia, especially after Britain lost the American colonies,
were vital for the maintenance of Britain's fleet. Moreover, as
this book argues, Russian naval power was much more formidable than
is often realised, with the Russian navy active alongside the
British fleet in the North Sea and winning decisive battles against
the Ottoman navy in the Mediterranean, including the battles of
Cesme in 1770 and Navarino in 1827. Britain did well to have Russia
as a naval ally rather than an enemy. This book provides a
comprehensive overview of this important subject, at a time when
Britain's relationship with Russia is of considerable concern.
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