British Privateering Enterprise in the Eighteenth Century Starkey David J.
British Privateering Enterprise in the Eighteenth Century Starkey David J. An important part of eighteenth-century maritime conflict involved the destruction of enemy commerce and the protection of…
Specifikacia British Privateering Enterprise in the Eighteenth Century Starkey David J.
British Privateering Enterprise in the Eighteenth Century Starkey David J.
An important part of eighteenth-century maritime conflict involved the destruction of enemy commerce and the protection of home trade. For their reward, the investors and seafarers engaged in privateering ventures shared in the proceeds of any ships and goods taken and condemned as lawful prize. In performing these tasks, state navies were augmented by privateers, vessels owned, equipped and manned by private individuals authorised by their governments to attack and seize the enemy's seabourne property.
In this important analysis David J. Privateering therefore represented a business opportunity to the maritime community, a chance to acquire instant wealth at the enemy's expense; at the same time, it appeared as a cheap convenient means by which the state might supplement its naval strength. Starkey draws upon a wealth of documentary evidence to throw fresh light upon the character,