Naval Courts Martial, 1793-1815

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Naval Courts Martial, 1793-1815 is written by John D. Byrn and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0754667812 (ISBN 10) and 9780754667810 (ISBN 13).

This collection of naval court martial transcripts and related documents from the time of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars contributes not only to our understanding of military jurisprudence in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries but also to our knowledge of Georgian and Regency criminal law in general.These transcripts are presented in their entirety and offer a unique window to the social conditions and behaviour aboard the King's ships at the time.