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List of Illustrations=ix
List of Maps=xii
List of Colour Plates=xiii
Series Foreword=xv
Acknowledgements=xvii
Introduction : 'At 12 Mr Byng was shot'=1
1. 'Voilà, the war begun' : The Countdown to War, 1754-6=11
2. 'What a scandal to the Navy' : The Mediterranean, 1756-8=27
3. 'To protect the trade and annoy the enemy' : Home Waters, 1756-8=45
4. 'It would be a pity to disappoint them' : The West Indies, East Indies and Africa=67
5. 'An entire good understanding between our Sea and Land Officers' : North America, 1756-8=87
6. 'Our bells are worn threadbare with ringing for victories' : The Annus Mirabalis, Part 1 : Lagos Bay and Quebec=107
7. 'Heart of Oak' : The Annus Mirabalis, Part 2 : Quiberon Bay=127
8. 'Not the least fear of them being at sea filled me either with distraction or irresolution' : Home Waters, 1760-3=145
9. 'An expedition of great consequence' : A Global War, 1760-3=165
Epilogue : 'Victories which augment her honour and her riches'=183
Conclusion : 'A vast Empire, on which the sun never sets'=189
Notes=195
Bibliography=215
Index=219
I.1. The execution of Admiral Byng, 14 March 1757 (NMM/RMG)=2
I.2. The death of General Wolfe (National Gallery of Canada)=5
I.3. William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (Government Art Collection)=8
I.4. The Duke of Newcastle (Government Art Collection)=9
1.1. Admiral Edward Boscawen (NMM/RMG)=17
1.2. The capture of the Alcide and Lys, 8 June 1755 (NMM/RMG)=20
1.3. Lord Anson (NMRN)=22
2.1. Admiral Byng (NMRN)=31
2.2. The Battle of Minorca : Byng's Fleet, led by the Defiance, closing with the French (at the top of the plan) (NMRN)=33
2.3. About 14:30 and the van of the British fleet has failed to close with the French (NMRN)=33
2.4. About 15:00 and Byng's fleet has divided in two (NMRN)=35
2.5. The fleets about 17:00. Byng's fleet had fought off Galissonière's counter attack (NMRN)=35
2.6. The fleets have separated and Byng starts his controversial decision making process (NMRN)=36
2.7. The English Lion Dismember'd or the voice of the public for an enquiry into the loss of Minorca with Adi. B-g's plea before his examiners (Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection, Brown University Library)=39
2.8. The Capture of the 'Foudroyant' by HMS Monmouth=43
3.1. Admiral Edward Hawke (NMRN)=47
3.2. Chart and soundings of Basque Roads showing the important lie d'Aix (Public domain)=55
3.3. Rear Admiral Sir Charles Holmes (NMM/RMG)=58
3.4. Privateers operating out of St Malo were a threat to British merchant ships=62
4.1. The capture of Geriah, February 1756 (NMM/RMG)=74
4.2. Admiral George Pocock (NMRN)=77
4.3. The first of Pocock's three actions against d'Ache, 29 April 1758 (NMRN)=80
4.4. The British attack on French positions along the Senegal river (NMRN)=83
5.1. Admiral Francis Holburne (NMM/RMG)=90
5.2. The fortress city of Louisbourg and the inner harbour (NMM/RMG)=99
5.3. Wolfe's order of Landing for 8 June 1758. Copyright © 2011 University of Oklahoma Press. Reproduced with permission. All Rights reserved.=101
5.4. The burning of the Prudent and the taking of the Bienfaisant in Louisbourg harbour, 1758 (Public domain)=103
6.1. Admiral George Rodney (Public domain)=111
6.2. Boscawen's victory at the Battle of Lagos, 18 August 1759 (NMRN)=117
6.3. Boscawen's victory removed the threat from de la Clue's fleet (NMRN)=118
6.4. Saunders' fleet arranged before Quebec (NMRN)=122
6.5. Plan of the River St Laurence from Sillery, to the Fall of Montmorenci, with the operations of siege of Quebec under the Command of Vice-Admiral Saunders & Major General Wolfe down to 5 September 1759 (NMM/RMG)=124
6.6. A stylised view of the taking of Quebec, 13 September 1759 (© The Trustees of the British Museum)=125
7.1. Plan and view of Morbihan Bay 1759, showing the French transports protected by three frigates and shore batteries (NMRN)=129
7.2. HMS Royal George (NMRN)=132
7.3. Hawke's blockade of Brest and his chase of Conflans' fleet into Quiberon Bay=136
7.4. The Battle of Quiberon Bay, note the sea state and storm clouds (NMRN)=139
8.1. Action off the Isle of Man, 28 February 1760 (NMRN)=146
8.2. Captain Augustus Keppel (NMM/RMG)=150
8.3. An exact representation of the attack made by the British Fleet, under the command of Admiral Keppel 8 April 1761 at Port Andre, on the Island of Belle Isle (NMM/RMG)=153
8.4. After the fall of Belle Isle the French did continue to attack Keppel's fleet as this plan of the action of 21 July highlights (NMRN)=155
8.5. Admiral Charles Saunders (Public domain)=159
9.1. The successful siege of Pondicherry was a triumph of seapower (NMRN)=170
9.2. Captain Augustus Hervey's unsuccessful bombardment of the El Morro castle on 1 July 1762 (NMRN)=179
9.3. On 11 July the fleet attacked the fort and batteries overlooking El Morro castle (NMRN)=180
9.4. The walls of El Morro castle breached by a mine and open to assault (NMRN)=181
9.5. The final bombardment of Havana which led to the capitulation of the Spanish garrison (NMRN)=182
E.1. The bay and city of Manila (NMRN)=186
1. North America and the North and South Atlantic=xix
2. The West Indies=xx
3. The English Channel and French Atlantic Coastline=xxi
4. The Mediterranean=xxii
5. The East Indies=xxiii