mawdsley 40q Flashcards
what was Napoleon’s attempt at an economic battle?
Continental System
how did Britain reply to the continental system?
RN ships were given permission to stop and search any neutral ship suspected of trading with the French
where did Britain acquire 70 ships from?
Denmark
what part of South Africa did the RN seize in 1805
Cape Colony
which country declared war on Britain in June 1812?
USA
when did William Pitt the Younger die?
1806
who started the Minustry of All the talents?
Grenville
which PM was assassinated in the House of Commons?
Spencer Perceval
what tax did Pitt introduce in 1799?
graduated income tax
which German banker helped finance Wellington’s advancement through Spain and France?
Rothschild
what was the spending defecit by 1811?
16 Million
what board organised provisions for the RN?
Victualling Board
what reform occured to the RN which led to fewer well paid jobs and less work?
Sinecures
which war was a disaster for Britain?
American Independence
term used to describe firing of all guns on one side of the ship
broadsides
difference between open and closed blockade
open blockade, the fleet stay at port while frigates patrol the enemy port and send signals to the main fleet when there is enemy movement
process where seafarers were forced to sign up to the RN
impressment
official role of Charles Middleton
Comptroller
France’s main naval base in 1793
Toulon
what ship did Nelson capture in the Battle of Cape St.Vincent
San Josef
direct cause of the spithead mutiny
more leave
better pay
which fleet was used in the Battle of Camperdown?
North Sea Fleet
what states joined Russia to from ‘League of Armed Neutrality’?
Denmark
Prussia
