Symposium at the US Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland and sponsored by The 1805 Club. Thirteen well-written, engaging articles by superb authors from four countries! Enough to warm an editor’s heart! We thank these authors for their acumen as historians, and their expertise in making history memorable and rich in detail. We admire the depth of their research, their selection of illustrations, and the quality of their writing. They were all marvellously obliging and cooperative with our questions and suggestions for revisions or clarification. They made our work as editors easy and enjoyable. The 1805 Club is a non-profit organisation with members across the globe. To honour our international membership, we have chosen the theme for the 2023 issue: ‘International Perspectives on the Navies of the Georgian Maritime Era.’ We want to know about events and personalities that shaped the navies of the world, 1714–1837. If you like to write and conduct historic research about all manner of things pertaining to the navies and maritime world of the Georgian era, send us a proposal and/or get on our email list of potential contributors. Contact us at tc.editor@1805Club.org. To our readers: we welcome your comments, questions, ideas, and suggestions about this issue and future issues. Please tell your friends and colleagues about the Trafalgar Chronicle. Our publisher, Seaforth Publishing, welcomes purchases from individuals, organisations, universities, institutes, and libraries. 1805 Club members receive this journal as well as the Dispatches digital newsletter and the bi-annual The Kedge Anchor magazine as benefits of membership. If you aren’t a member of The 1805 Club, please join by completing an application at our website, www.1805Club.org. JUdITHE PEARSON, PHd BURKE, VIRGINIA JOHNA ROdGAARd, CAPTAINUSN, RET MELBOURNE, FLORIdA EdITOR’S FOREWORd 9
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