The Royal Navy and the British Atlantic World, c. 1750–1820

1. Introduction: The Royal Navy and the British Atlantic
Christer Petley, John McAleer

2. The Royal Navy and Caribbean Colonial Society during the Eighteenth Century
Siân Williams

3. Ireland and the Royal Navy in the Eighteenth Century
Patrick Walsh

4. Another Look at the Navigation Acts and the Coming of the American Revolution
Stephen Conway

5. The Royal Navy, the British Atlantic Empire and the Abolition of the Slave Trade
Christer Petley

6. At War with the ‘Detestable Traffic’: The Royal Navy’s Anti-Slavery Cause in the Atlantic Ocean
Mary Wills

7. Atlantic Empire, European War and the Naval Expeditions to South America, 1806–1807
James Davey

8. Atlantic Periphery, Asian Gateway: The Royal Navy at the Cape of Good Hope, 1785–1815
John McAleer

9. Epilogue: Love and Death—The Royal Navy in the Atlantic World
Kathleen Wilson

Keywords: History, History of Britain and Ireland, Imperialism and Colonialism, History of Military, African History, US History