John Morrow is Emeritus Professor at University of Auckland, New Zealand. He is the author of British Flag Officers in the French Wars, 1793-1815 (2018) and The Naval Government of Newfoundland in the French Wars 1793-1815 (2023).

A perfect book for any readers interested in the wider subject area of the Georgian era British Navy, and will particularly appeal to those intrigued by the personalities and scandals behind a unique set of court martial case histories.

• PrefaceIntroduction 1. Framework and Procedures 2. Discipline, Criminality and Honour3. The Keppel-Palliser Affair4. The Palliser-Keppel Affair5. A Tale of Two Acquittals6. The Limits of Discretion: Vice Admiral William Cornwallis and Lord Spencer 7. A Hostage to Enmity: Earl St Vincent and Vice Admiral Sir William Parker 8. Vice Admiral Sir John Duckworth’s Excess Baggage 9. Discretion and Misjudgement: Vice Admiral Sir Robert Calder10. Trouble in Basque Roads: Rear Admiral Sir Eliab Harvey and Admiral Lord Gambier 11. More Trouble in Basque Roads: Admiral Lord Gambier and Captain Lord Cochrane12. Vice Admiral Charles Stirling’s Misadventures in the West Indies 13. Politics, Honour and Justice in Flag Officers’ Courts MartialConclusionNotesBibliography Index

John Morrow is Emeritus Professor at University of Auckland, New Zealand. He is the author of British Flag Officers in the French Wars, 1793-1815 (2018) and The Naval Government of Newfoundland in the French Wars 1793-1815 (2023).

A perfect book for any readers interested in the wider subject area of the Georgian era British Navy, and will particularly appeal to those intrigued by the personalities and scandals behind a unique set of court martial case histories.

• PrefaceIntroduction 1. Framework and Procedures 2. Discipline, Criminality and Honour3. The Keppel-Palliser Affair4. The Palliser-Keppel Affair5. A Tale of Two Acquittals6. The Limits of Discretion: Vice Admiral William Cornwallis and Lord Spencer 7. A Hostage to Enmity: Earl St Vincent and Vice Admiral Sir William Parker 8. Vice Admiral Sir John Duckworth’s Excess Baggage 9. Discretion and Misjudgement: Vice Admiral Sir Robert Calder10. Trouble in Basque Roads: Rear Admiral Sir Eliab Harvey and Admiral Lord Gambier 11. More Trouble in Basque Roads: Admiral Lord Gambier and Captain Lord Cochrane12. Vice Admiral Charles Stirling’s Misadventures in the West Indies 13. Politics, Honour and Justice in Flag Officers’ Courts MartialConclusionNotesBibliography Index

John Morrow is Emeritus Professor at University of Auckland, New Zealand. He is the author of British Flag Officers in the French Wars, 1793-1815 (2018) and The Naval Government of Newfoundland in the French Wars 1793-1815 (2023).

A perfect book for any readers interested in the wider subject area of the Georgian era British Navy, and will particularly appeal to those intrigued by the personalities and scandals behind a unique set of court martial case histories.

• PrefaceIntroduction 1. Framework and Procedures 2. Discipline, Criminality and Honour3. The Keppel-Palliser Affair4. The Palliser-Keppel Affair5. A Tale of Two Acquittals6. The Limits of Discretion: Vice Admiral William Cornwallis and Lord Spencer 7. A Hostage to Enmity: Earl St Vincent and Vice Admiral Sir William Parker 8. Vice Admiral Sir John Duckworth’s Excess Baggage 9. Discretion and Misjudgement: Vice Admiral Sir Robert Calder10. Trouble in Basque Roads: Rear Admiral Sir Eliab Harvey and Admiral Lord Gambier 11. More Trouble in Basque Roads: Admiral Lord Gambier and Captain Lord Cochrane12. Vice Admiral Charles Stirling’s Misadventures in the West Indies 13. Politics, Honour and Justice in Flag Officers’ Courts MartialConclusionNotesBibliography Index