Resources

The items in this exhibit were taken from the British Naval History Collection. Items in the Omeka collection were taken from several different collections about British maritime history available at the Woodson Research Center at Rice University. 

Collections taken from include:

Lt. John Anderson Notebook: Lt. John Anderson notebook, 1794, MS 158, Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University

Memoranda to British Ship Captains from the Admiralty: Memoranda to British Ship Captains from the Admiralty, 1807-1809, MS 204. Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.

Sir George Cranfield Berkeley Papers: Sir George Cranfield Berkeley - Papers, 1808-1813, MS 11, Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University

Sir Richard John Stratchan Letter: Guide to the Sir Richard John Strachan letter, November 21, 1791,MS 145, Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.

Sir William Sidney Smith Papers: Sir William Sidney Smith papers, 1794-1862, MS 267, Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.

Other collections about this subject that are not included in this exhibit but are worth mentioning include:

David Latimer Tinling-Widdrington Journal: David Latimer Tinling-Widdrington journal, 1796-1813, MS 139, Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University

Peninsular War Letters: Peninsular War Letters, 1808-1813. MS 155 Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.

Sir John William Phillips Marshall Papers: Sir John William Phillips Marshall Papers, 1802-1850, Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.

Benham, William, and Daniel, and Allied Family Papers: William and David Benham Family papers, ca. 1848, MS 296, Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.

Some books that cover the Napoleonic Wars to a greater extent:

National Maritime Museum (Great Britain), Colville, Q., Davey, J., & Royal Museums Greenwich. (2013). Nelson, navy & nation: The Royal Navy & the British people 1688-1815. Annapolis, Md.: Naval Institute Press.

Grainger, J. D. (2014). The British navy in the Baltic. Woodbridge: The Boydell Press.

Davey, J. (2015). In Nelson's wake: The navy and the Napoleonic wars. New Haven: Yale University Press.

Robson, M. (. i. B. n. h. (2014). A history of the Royal Navy: The Napoleonic wars. London: I.B. Tauris.

Gates, D. (1997). The Napoleonic wars, 1803-1815. London: Arnold.