All at Sea: Naval Support for the British Army During the American Revolutionary War

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John Dillon

All at Sea

Naval Support for the British Army During the American Revolutionary War

John Dillon

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English

Helion & Company
01 November 2019

British & Irish history; History of the Americas; American War of Independence; Naval forces & warfare

Series: Reason to Revolution

The American Revolutionary War was a conflict that Britain did not want, and for which it was not prepared. The British Army in America at the end of 1774 was only 3,000 strong, with a further 6,000 to arrive by the time that the conflict started in the spring of 1775. The Royal Navy, on which the British depended for the defence of its shores, trade and far-flung colonies, had been much reduced as a result of the economies that followed the Seven Years War. In 1775 the problem facing government ministers, the War Office, and the Admiralty was how to reinforce, maintain and supply an army (that grew to over 90,000 men) while blockading the American coast and defending Britain's many interests around the world; a problem that got bigger when France entered the war in 1778. With a 3,000 mile supply line, taking six to eight weeks for a passage, the scale of the undertaking was enormous. Too often in military histories the focus is on the clash of arms, with little acknowledgement of the vital role of that neglected stepchild - logistics. In All At Sea, John Dillon concentrates on the role of the Navy in supporting, supplying and transporting the British Army during the war in America. Because of individual egos, other strategic priorities, and the number of ships available, that support was not always at the level the British public expected. However, without the navy the war could not have been fought at all. 2 photographs, 9 tables, 10 maps

By: John Dillon
Imprint: Helion & Company
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781912866670
ISBN 10: 1912866676
Series: Reason to Revolution
Pages: 298
Publication Date: 01 November 2019
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

John Dillon joined the RAF in 1963 as an apprentice followed by three years as an officer cadet at Cranwell and six years as a navigator on Vulcan bombers. He left the service in 1976 for a career in mainframe computers. In 2005 he went to Reading University as a mature student, studying history for a PhD. His previous books (with Helion) are 'Allies are a Tiresome Lot' The British Army in Italy in the First World War followed by Battalions at War: The York and Lancaster Regiment in the First World War and All at Sea. Naval support for the British Army during the American Revolutionary War. John and his wife live in Berkshire .

Reviews for All at Sea: Naval Support for the British Army During the American Revolutionary War

Dillon's academic approach and careful study offers valuable insight for the student looking for more information on the British perspective. --The Colonial Review