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- Title
Supplied by the enemy: the Royal Navy and the British consular service in the Baltic, 1808-12*.
- Authors
Davey, James
- Abstract
Between 1808 and 1812 a Royal Navy fleet sailed the Baltic Sea pursuing objectives of crucial strategic importance. This article traces the efforts made to secure local food supplies to provide for the fleet and the ways in which officials overcame geographical and economic obstacles to do so. The fleet relied on private contractors being able to produce the necessary provisions, and on an efficient purchasing system. It also required diplomatic dexterity: between 1810 and 1812 Britain and Sweden were officially at war and yet the supply to the fleet continued. This article will also argue that the British consular service played a key role in managing these logistical arrangements. This was an institution growing in importance, a key player in ensuring the Navy navigated local impediments.
- Subjects
BALTIC Sea; GREAT Britain. Royal Navy -- Provisioning; LOGISTICS; FOOD supply; BRITISH diplomatic &; consular service; GREAT Britain. Royal Navy; NAVAL history; 19TH century British naval history; NINETEENTH century; HISTORY
- Publication
Historical Research, 2012, Vol 85, Issue 228, p265
- ISSN
0950-3471
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1468-2281.2011.00591.x