Letters and Papers of Charles, Lord Barham, 1758-1813

by Baron Charles Middleton Barham and Charles Middleton Barham

Book Overview

Charles Middleton was one of the most interesting, influential and unlikeable characters in the British naval history. As Controller of the Navy 1778-1790, a member of the Admiralty Board 1794-95, and First Lord 1805-06, as well as the confidential naval adviser of several prime ministers, he played a decisive part in reform and centralization of naval administration over thirty years, and was finally (at the age of eighty) responsible for guiding...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1911248529
• ISBN13: 9781911248521
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 492 Pages