5 President’s Foreword I welcome this, the first of a new series of the Trafalgar Chronicle, the yearbook of The 1805 Club. Over the last quarter of a century, theTrafalgar Chroniclehas established itself as the leading depository of knowledge about the Georgian navy, while its subject matter has broadened to include not just new research and rare details of the life of Admiral Lord Nelson and the Battle of Trafalgar, but also about other men, great and small, about strategy, operations and tactics in the sailing navies of the Georgian era, and not just in the British navy, but in the navies of Britain’s rivals and allies. Last year The 1805 Club marked its silver jubilee with a twenty-fifth anniversary edition, in the year of the bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo, which was devoted to the theme of the victory of sea power which made Waterloo possible. In 2016 the first volume of the new series takes a slightly different format, but continues the idea of being themed. The relationship between the Royal Navy and the United States Navy has been extremely important throughout their shared history, and I am delighted that this is celebrated in this edition which contains new information and the results of new research into North America and North Americans in the sailing era. Another feature of the Trafalgar Chronicle has been the publication of rarely seen images of the age, and this practice is maintained here. Over its life the Trafalgar Chronicle has taken on an international character and here too the contributors come from Britain and overseas. They include foremost experts in their fields of study, as well as antiquarians and amateurs who have addressed their interests with the thoroughness and energy which is unique to them, and I wish to thank them each and every one for their contribution. AdMIRALSIRJONATHONBANdGCBdL Former First Sea Lord President of The 1805 Club
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