Shows how the system of supply was perfected during the later part of the Napoleonic Wars, enabling fleets to stay at sea on a permanent basis.
Introduction
The Forgotten Theatre: Britain, Northern Europe and the Baltic Sea
'To Keep a Fleet above a Fortnight': The Evolution of Naval Logistics during the Eighteenth Century
The Challenge of the Black Sea
The Administration of Power Projection
The First Year in the Baltic: 1808
The Escalation of Seapower: 1809
The Navy, Reform and the British State
Logistics and Seapower: 1810-1812
Conclusion
Appendix 1: Time taken to secure transport tonnage to the Baltic, 1808-1812
Appendix 2: Time taken to secure tonnage to the Mediterranean, 1800-1802
Appendix 3: Time taken to load victualling shipments, 1808-1810
Appendix 4: Time taken to deliver provisions to the Baltic, 1808-1809
Appendix 5: Efficiency of victualling deliveries: Bread
Appendix 6: Efficiency of victualling deliveries: Spirits