Why read Admiral Saumarez Versus Napoleon?

Book cover of Admiral Saumarez Versus Napoleon: The Baltic, 1807-12

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Detailed investigation of the key role played by Admiral Saumarez in the continuing naval warfare against Napoleon.

The maritime war against Napoleon did not end with the Battle of Trafalgar, but continued right up to 1815, with even more British ships and sailors deployed after 1805 than before. One key…

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Roger Knight

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No one stands for what really mattered in this war more than Admiral Sir James Saumarez, Commander in chief in the Baltic between 1808 and 1812, a crucial period in the war. No famous battle ensued.

Using patience and diplomacy, Saumarez used the power of his fleet to ensure that vital trade with Britain continued and that Sweden was protected. A Swedish official wrote to Saumarez in 1813, after the danger from Napoleon had passed: "Had you fired one shot when we declared war against England, all had been ended, and Europe would have been enslaved."

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