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Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [SC: 16.22], [PU: Robinson London second edition], ADMIRAL RODNEY NELSON BATTLE OF ST VINCENTANTIQUARIAN 18THC ENGLISH HISTORY POLITICS USA AMERICANA NAVAL LITERATURE JOURNALS FINE BINDING EIGHTEENTH CENTURY, Octavo, in contemporary full tree calf, joints and hinges are sound. Two lettering pieces. xlvii,184,191,224p. Contents include irish affairs, cost of the american war, hyde parker in the west indies, the jamaican planters, admiral rodney and naval affairs, american affairs, spain in florida. For a fuller flavour I include below Wiki's entry for the year 1780 : JanuaryJune[edit]January 16 American Revolutionary War Battle of Cape St. Vincent: British Admiral Sir George Rodney defeats a Spanish fleet.February 29 The Omicron Delta Omega co-ed fraternity is founded by Benjamin Franklin.March 11The First League of Armed Neutrality is formed between Denmark, Sweden, and Russia (February 28 O.S.)General Lafayette embarks on French frigate Hermione at Rochefort, arriving in Boston on April 28 carrying the news that he has secured French men and ships to reinforce the American side in the American Revolutionary War.March 26 The British Gazette and Sunday Monitor, the first Sunday newspaper in Britain, begins publication.April 16 The University of Münster in Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany is founded.May 4 The first Epsom Derby horse race is run on Epsom Downs, Surrey, England.[1] The victor is Diomed.[2]May 12 American Revolutionary War: Charleston, South Carolina is taken by British forces.May 29: Waxhaw Massacre in America.May 13 Cumberland Compact signed by American settlers in the Cumberland Valley of Tennessee.May 19 New England's Dark Day: An unaccountable darkness spreads over New England, regarded by some observers as a fulfillment of Bible prophecy.May 29 American Revolutionary War: Loyalist forces under Col. Banastre Tarleton kill surrendering American soldiers in the Waxhaw Massacre.June 2 An Anti-Catholic mob led by Lord George Gordon marches on Parliament of Great Britain leading to the outbreak of the Gordon Riots in London.[2]June 7 The Gordon Riots in London are ended by the intervention of troops. About 285 people are shot dead, with another 200 wounded and around 450 arrested.June 23 American Revolutionary War: Battle of Springfield The Continental Army defeats the British in New Jersey.JulyDecember[edit]July 11 French soldiers arrive in Newport, Rhode Island to reinforce colonists in the American Revolutionary War.[3]August 16 American Revolutionary War Battle of Camden: British troops inflict heavy losses on a Patriot army at Camden, South Carolina.August 9 American Revolutionary War: Spanish admiral Luis de Córdova y Córdova captures a British convoy totalling 55 vessels amongst Indiamen, frigates and other cargo ships off Cape St. Vincent.[4][5]August 24 Louis XVI of France abolishes the use of torture in extracting confessions.September 21 Benedict Arnold gives detailed plans of West Point to Major John André. Three days later, André is captured with papers revealing that Arnold was planning to surrender West Point to the British.September 25 Benedict Arnold flees to British-held New York.October 2 American Revolutionary War: In Tappan, New York, British spy John André is hanged by American forces.October 7 American Revolutionary War Battle of Kings Mountain: Patriot militia forces annihilate Loyalists under British Major Patrick Ferguson at Kings Mountain in South Carolina.October 10October 16 The Great Hurricane flattens the islands of Barbados, Martinique and Sint Eustatius: 22,000 dead.November 29 Maria Theresa of Austria dies and her Habsburg dominions pass to her ambitious son, Joseph II, who has already been Holy Roman Emperor since 1765.December 16 Emperor Kokaku accedes to the throne of Japan.December 20 Start of the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War.[6]Date unknown[edit]Final volume, Diderot Encyclopédie.Jose Gabriel Kunturkanki, businessman and landowner, proclaims himself Inca Túpac Amaru II.The Duke of Richmond calls, in the House of Lords of Great Britain, for manhood suffrage and annual parliaments, which are rejected.Jeremy Bentham's Introd, Books<

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Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [SC: 16.32], [PU: Robinson London], BANK OF ENGLAND IRELAND NELSON FRANCE ANTIQUARIAN 18THC ENGLISH HISTORY POLITICS USA AMERICANA NAVAL LITERATURE JOURNALS FINE BINDING EIGHTEENTH CENTURY, Octavo, in contemporary full tree calf, joints and hinges are sound. Two attractive lettering pieces. xxvii,297,328,320. Contents include Army & Navy finances, Portsmouth military, Naval affairs, Turmoil at the Bank of England, Nelson at the Battle of Santa Cruz (where he lost an arm). For a fuller flavour I include below Wikipedia's entry for the year : Events[edit]JanuaryJune[edit]January 3 The Treaty of Tripoli, a peace treaty between the United States and Ottoman Tripolitania, is signed at Algiers (see also 1796).January 7 The parliament of the Cisalpine Republic adopts the Italian green-white-red tricolour as the official flag (this is considered the birth of the flag of Italy).January 13 Action of 13 January 1797, part of the French Revolutionary Wars: Two British Royal Navy frigates, HMS Indefatigable and HMS Amazon, drive the French 74-gun ship of the line Droits de l'Homme aground on the coast of Brittany with over 900 deaths.January 14 Battle of Rivoli: French forces under General Napoleon Bonaparte defeat an Austrian army of 28,000 men under Feldzeugmeister József Alvinczi near Rivoli (modern-day Italy), ending Austria's fourth and final attempt to relieve the fortress city of Mantua.January 26 The Treaty of the Third Partition of Poland is signed in St. Petersburg by the Russian Empire, Austria and the Kingdom of Prussia.February 2 Siege of Mantua: Field marshal Dagobert von Wurmser capitulates the fortress city to the French. Only 16,000 men of the garrison are capable of marching out as prisoners of war.February 3 Battle of Faenza: A French corps (9,000 men) under General Claude Victor-Perrin defeats the forces from the Papal States at Castel Bolognese near Faenza, Italy.February 12 First performance of "Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser", with the music composed in January by Joseph Haydn which also becomes the tune to the Deutschlandlied, the German national anthem (Deutschland, Deutschland über alles).February 14 The Battle of Cape St Vincent, part of the French Revolutionary Wars: The British Royal Navy under Admiral Sir John Jervis defeats a larger Spanish fleet off Cape St. Vincent, Portugal.February 18 Spanish Governor José María Chacón peacefully surrenders the colony of Trinidad to a British naval force commanded by Sir Ralph Abercromby.February 19 Treaty of Tolentino: Pope Pius VI signs a peace treaty with Revolutionary France. He is forced to deliver works of art, treasures, territory, the Comtat Venaissin and 30 million francs.February 22 The last invasion of Britain begins: French forces under the command of American Colonel William Tate land near Fishguard in Wales.February 25 William Tate surrenders to the British at Fishguard.February 26 The Bank of England (the national bank of Great Britain) issues the first one-pound and two-pound notes (pound notes discontinued March 11, 1988).March 4 Inauguration of John Adams: John Adams is sworn in as the second President of the United States.March 5 Protestant missionaries from the London Missionary Society land in Tahiti from the Duff (celebrated as Missionary Day in French Polynesia).March 16 Battle of Valvasone: The Austrian army led by Archduke Charles fights a rearguard action at the crossing of the Tagliamento river but is defeated by Napoleon Bonaparte at Valvasone.April 16 Spithead and Nore mutinies in the British Royal Navy.April 17 Battle of San Juan: Sir Ralph Abercromby unsuccessfully invades San Juan, Puerto Rico in what will be one of the largest British attacks on Spanish territories in the western hemisphere, and one of the worst defeats of the British Royal Navy for years to come.April 17 Veronese Easter: Citizens of Verona, Italy, began an unsuccessful eight-day rebellion against the French occupying forces.April 18 Armistice of Leoben: On behalf of the French Republic a delegation under Napoleon Bonaparte signs a peace treaty with the Holy Roman Empire at Leoben.[1]May 10 The first ship of the Uni, Books<

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Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [SC: 16.3], [PU: Robinson London], BANK OF ENGLAND IRELAND NELSON FRANCE ANTIQUARIAN 18THC ENGLISH HISTORY POLITICS USA AMERICANA NAVAL LITERATURE JOURNALS FINE … More...

Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [SC: 16.3], [PU: Robinson London], BANK OF ENGLAND IRELAND NELSON FRANCE ANTIQUARIAN 18THC ENGLISH HISTORY POLITICS USA AMERICANA NAVAL LITERATURE JOURNALS FINE BINDING EIGHTEENTH CENTURY, Octavo, in contemporary full tree calf, joints and hinges are sound. Two attractive lettering pieces. xxvii,297,328,320. Contents include Army & Navy finances, Portsmouth military, Naval affairs, Turmoil at the Bank of England, Nelson at the Battle of Santa Cruz (where he lost an arm). For a fuller flavour I include below Wikipedia's entry for the year : Events[edit]JanuaryJune[edit]January 3 The Treaty of Tripoli, a peace treaty between the United States and Ottoman Tripolitania, is signed at Algiers (see also 1796).January 7 The parliament of the Cisalpine Republic adopts the Italian green-white-red tricolour as the official flag (this is considered the birth of the flag of Italy).January 13 Action of 13 January 1797, part of the French Revolutionary Wars: Two British Royal Navy frigates, HMS Indefatigable and HMS Amazon, drive the French 74-gun ship of the line Droits de l'Homme aground on the coast of Brittany with over 900 deaths.January 14 Battle of Rivoli: French forces under General Napoleon Bonaparte defeat an Austrian army of 28,000 men under Feldzeugmeister József Alvinczi near Rivoli (modern-day Italy), ending Austria's fourth and final attempt to relieve the fortress city of Mantua.January 26 The Treaty of the Third Partition of Poland is signed in St. Petersburg by the Russian Empire, Austria and the Kingdom of Prussia.February 2 Siege of Mantua: Field marshal Dagobert von Wurmser capitulates the fortress city to the French. Only 16,000 men of the garrison are capable of marching out as prisoners of war.February 3 Battle of Faenza: A French corps (9,000 men) under General Claude Victor-Perrin defeats the forces from the Papal States at Castel Bolognese near Faenza, Italy.February 12 First performance of "Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser", with the music composed in January by Joseph Haydn which also becomes the tune to the Deutschlandlied, the German national anthem (Deutschland, Deutschland über alles).February 14 The Battle of Cape St Vincent, part of the French Revolutionary Wars: The British Royal Navy under Admiral Sir John Jervis defeats a larger Spanish fleet off Cape St. Vincent, Portugal.February 18 Spanish Governor José María Chacón peacefully surrenders the colony of Trinidad to a British naval force commanded by Sir Ralph Abercromby.February 19 Treaty of Tolentino: Pope Pius VI signs a peace treaty with Revolutionary France. He is forced to deliver works of art, treasures, territory, the Comtat Venaissin and 30 million francs.February 22 The last invasion of Britain begins: French forces under the command of American Colonel William Tate land near Fishguard in Wales.February 25 William Tate surrenders to the British at Fishguard.February 26 The Bank of England (the national bank of Great Britain) issues the first one-pound and two-pound notes (pound notes discontinued March 11, 1988).March 4 Inauguration of John Adams: John Adams is sworn in as the second President of the United States.March 5 Protestant missionaries from the London Missionary Society land in Tahiti from the Duff (celebrated as Missionary Day in French Polynesia).March 16 Battle of Valvasone: The Austrian army led by Archduke Charles fights a rearguard action at the crossing of the Tagliamento river but is defeated by Napoleon Bonaparte at Valvasone.April 16 Spithead and Nore mutinies in the British Royal Navy.April 17 Battle of San Juan: Sir Ralph Abercromby unsuccessfully invades San Juan, Puerto Rico in what will be one of the largest British attacks on Spanish territories in the western hemisphere, and one of the worst defeats of the British Royal Navy for years to come.April 17 Veronese Easter: Citizens of Verona, Italy, began an unsuccessful eight-day rebellion against the French occupying forces.April 18 Armistice of Leoben: On behalf of the French Republic a delegation under Napoleon Bonaparte signs a peace treaty with the Holy Roman Empire at Leoben.[1]May 10 The first ship of the Uni, Books<

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Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Robinson London], WAST INDIA COMPANY ANTIQUARIAN 18THC ENGLISH HISTORY POLITICS USA AMERICANA NAVAL LITERATURE JOURNALS FINE BINDING EIGHTEENTH CENTURY, Octavo, in contemporary full tree calf, joints and hinges are sound. Black and red lettering pieces to spine. xxvi,167,211,303p. Includes biographical sketch of Dr Johnson, Fox's India Bill, India Affairs, Smuggling bill, East India Co. For a fuller flavour of its contents, I include below Wiki's entry for the year 1784 : JanuaryJune[edit]January 6 The Ottoman Empire agrees to Russia's annexation of the Crimea in the Treaty of Constantinople.[citation needed]January 14 The Congress of the United States ratifies the Treaty of Paris with Great Britain to end the American Revolutionary War, with the signature of President of Congress Thomas Mifflin.January 15 Henry Cavendish's paper to the Royal Society of London, Experiments on Air, reveals the composition of water.[1]February 24 Captivity of Mangalorean Catholics at Seringapatam begins.February 28 John Wesley ordains ministers for the Methodist Church in the United States.March 22 The Emerald Buddha is installed at the Wat Phra Kaew in the grounds of the Grand Palace in Bangkok.May 12 The Treaty of Paris, signed on September 3 the previous year, comes into effect.May 20 A treaty is signed in Paris between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Dutch Republic formally ending the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War.June 4 Elizabeth Thible is the first woman to ride in a hot air balloon, at Lyon, France.JulyDecember[edit]August 15 Cardinal de Rohan is called before the French court to account for his actions in the Affair of the Diamond Necklace.August 16 Britain creates the colony of New Brunswick.September 22 Russia establishes a colony at Kodiak, Alaska.October 31December 14 Revolt of Horea, Clo?ca and Cri?an in Transylvania, in consequence of which Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor suspends the Hungarian Constitution.November 26 The Roman Catholic Apostolic Prefecture of the United States is established.November 27 The phenomenon of black holes is first posited in a paper by John Michell in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London.[2]December Immanuel Kant's essay "Answering the Question: What Is Enlightenment?" is published.December 25 The Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States is officially formed at the "Christmas Conference" led by Thomas Coke and Francis Asbury.Date unknown[edit]The India Act requires that the governor general be chosen from outside the British East India Company and it makes company directors subject to parliamentary supervision.Britain receives its first bales of imported American cotton.King Carlos III of the Spanish Empire authorizes land grants in Alta California.Princess Yekaterina Vorontsova-Dashkova is named first president of the newly created Russian Academy.The North Carolina General Assembly incorporates the town of Morgansborough, named for Daniel Morgan. The town is designated as the county seat for Burke County, North Carolina and is subsequently renamed "Morgantown" and later shortened to become Morganton.The North Carolina General Assembly changes the name of Kingston, North Carolina, originally named for King George III of Great Britain, to Kinston.The Japanese famine continues as 300,000 die of starvation.A huge locust swarm hits South Africa.Benjamin Franklin invents bifocal spectacles.Benjamin Franklin tries in vain to persuade the French to alter their clocks in winter to take advantage of the daylight.Antoine Lavoisier pioneers quantitative chemistry.Cholesterol is isolated.Carl Friedrich Gauss pioneers the field of summation with the formula summing 1:n as (n(n+1))/2, at the age of 7.Madame du Coudray, pioneer of modern midwifery, retires.Births[edit]January 17 Philippe Antoine dOrnano, Marshal of France (d. 1863)January 28 George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1860)February 5 Nancy Hanks, mother of Abraham Lincoln (d. 1818)February 29 Leo von Klenze, German neoclassicist architect, painter and writer (d. 1864)March 12 Willia, Books<