Arming the Royal Navy, 1793–1815: The Office of Ordnance and the State

Gareth Cole

Arming the Royal Navy, 1793–1815

The Office of Ordnance and the State

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The Office of Ordnance has been ill-served by previous accounts of its role during the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars. Misunderstood and often misnamed, the Ordnance has been seen as inefficient and fatally flawed. By examining the Ordnance alongside other government bodies – the Admiralty, the War Office and the Home Office – Cole offers an account of how and why the Royal Navy was equipped as it was. It is shown that the Office of Ordnance was much more proactive, modernizing and efficient during this period than was previously thought.

"'a timely contribution...Cole has done a good job of reassessing the "much maligned" Office of Ordnance.'"

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Arming the Royal Navy, 1793–1815

The Office of Ordnance and the State

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

CONTENTS
pp v-vi

Acknowledgements
pp vii-viii

List of Figures and Tables
pp ix-x

Introduction
pp 1-10

1 - The Office of Ordnance and Its Mode of Operation
pp 11-36

2 - Ordnance Relationships with Other Government Departments
pp 37-54

3 - Relations between the Ordnance and Its Contractors
pp 55-68

4 - The Supply of Gunpowder to the Royal Navy
pp 69-86

5 - The Supply of Iron Ordnance to the Royal Navy
pp 87-104

6 - Ordnance Shipping
pp 105-114

7 - The Operations of the Ordnance Outports
pp 115-140

Conclusion
pp 141-146

Notes
pp 147-176

Works Cited
pp 177-188

Index
pp 189-195

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