Naval Chronology - Volume 5 : Or, an Historical Summary of Naval and Maritime Events from the Time of the Romans, to the Treaty of Peace 1802

Following a controversial naval career, Isaac Schomberg (1753–1813) published this five-volume work in 1802. A classic source of naval history, it includes detailed descriptions of engagements, events on board, and politics at home, as well as an appendix of facts and figures stretching back to the Royal Navy's origins.

Isaac Schomberg (1753–1813) had a controversial career in the Royal Navy. Although he distinguished himself at the relief of Gibraltar and the battles of St Kitts and the Saintes, his aggressive temperament and scholarly interests meant he was a poor choice to serve as first lieutenant under the petulant, pleasure-seeking future William IV. Schomberg's career never recovered after they clashed. Retiring to Wiltshire in 1796, he began this long-planned chronology of the Royal Navy. Published in 1802, with detailed descriptions of engagements, events on board, and politics at home, as well as an appendix of facts and figures stretching back to the origins of the Senior Service, this five-volume work remains a classic source of naval history. Concluding the appendix, Volume 5 lists naval losses from 1688, the holders of high naval office since the time of King Alfred, and admirals and captains since the middle of the seventeenth century.