Year: 2011 Language: english Author: Matthew Bennett, Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst Genre: Textbook Publisher: the boydell press ISBN: 1843836548 Format: PDF Quality: eBook Pages count: 260 Description: During the fourteenth century England was scarred by famine, plague and warfare. Through such disasters, however, emerged great feats of human endurance. Not only did the English population recover from starvation and disease but thousands of the kingdom's subjects went on to defeat the Scots and the French in several notable battles. Victories such as Halidon Hill, Neville's Cross, Crécy and Poitiers not only helped to recover the pride of the English chivalrous class but also secured the reputation of Edward III and the Black Prince. Yet what has been underemphasized in this historical narrative is the role played by men of more humble origins, none more so than the medieval mariner. This is unfortunate because during the fourteenth century the manpower and ships provided by the English merchant fleet underpinned every military expedition. The aim of this book is to address this gap. Its fresh approach to the sources allows the enormous contribution of the English merchant fleet to the wars conducted by Edward II and Edward III to be revealed; the author also explores the complex administrative process of raising a fleet and provides career profiles for many mariners, examining the familial relationships that existed in port communities and the shipping resources of English ports. Craig L. Lambert is Research Assistant at the University of Hull.
Contents
Contents List of Tables x Acknowledgments xi Abbreviations xii Introduction 1 1 Raising a Fleet 11 Sources of Shipping 11 Requisition Orders 19 Process of Requisition 33 Return Passage 46 2 The Supply of Armies and Garrisons by Sea, 1320–1360 52 Logistics and Preparations for War: An Overview of Procedures 52 The Supply of Armies and the Naval War in Scotland, 1322–1336 65 Maritime Logistics and the Naval War in Scotland, 1337–1360 79 The Supply of English Armies in France, 1324–1346 86 3 The Transportation of English Armies to France, 1324–1360 101 Preparing the Fleet: A Timetable for Invasion 101 Two Transport Fleets of Edward II’s Reign, 1324–1325 108 The Earl of Surrey’s Transport Fleet, 1325 111 Five Transport Fleets for Edward III’s Armies, 1338–1359 114 The 1355 Transport Fleet for the Black Prince 152 4 Maritime Resources and the King’s War 156 Developments in Fleet Organisation 158 Port Resources 172 Shipmaster Service and Mariners 184 Crew Size and Manning 196 Conclusion 207 Appendix 1: Ports that Supplied Ships to the Fleets 211 Appendix 2: Reconstructing the Merchant Fleet: A Methodology 215 Bibliography 223 Index 237
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Shipping the Medieval Military
Language: english
Author: Matthew Bennett, Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst
Genre: Textbook
Publisher: the boydell press
ISBN: 1843836548
Format: PDF
Quality: eBook
Pages count: 260
Description: During the fourteenth century England was scarred by famine, plague and warfare. Through such disasters, however, emerged great feats of human endurance. Not only did the English population recover from starvation and disease but thousands of the kingdom's subjects went on to defeat the Scots and the French in several notable battles. Victories such as Halidon Hill, Neville's Cross, Crécy and Poitiers not only helped to recover the pride of the English chivalrous class but also secured the reputation of Edward III and the Black Prince. Yet what has been underemphasized in this historical narrative is the role played by men of more humble origins, none more so than the medieval mariner. This is unfortunate because during the fourteenth century the manpower and ships provided by the English merchant fleet underpinned every military expedition. The aim of this book is to address this gap. Its fresh approach to the sources allows the enormous contribution of the English merchant fleet to the wars conducted by Edward II and Edward III to be revealed; the author also explores the complex administrative process of raising a fleet and provides career profiles for many mariners, examining the familial relationships that existed in port communities and the shipping resources of English ports. Craig L. Lambert is Research Assistant at the University of Hull.
Contents
ContentsList of Tables x
Acknowledgments xi
Abbreviations xii
Introduction 1
1 Raising a Fleet 11
Sources of Shipping 11
Requisition Orders 19
Process of Requisition 33
Return Passage 46
2 The Supply of Armies and Garrisons by Sea, 1320–1360 52
Logistics and Preparations for War: An Overview of Procedures 52
The Supply of Armies and the Naval War in Scotland, 1322–1336 65
Maritime Logistics and the Naval War in Scotland, 1337–1360 79
The Supply of English Armies in France, 1324–1346 86
3 The Transportation of English Armies to France, 1324–1360 101
Preparing the Fleet: A Timetable for Invasion 101
Two Transport Fleets of Edward II’s Reign, 1324–1325 108
The Earl of Surrey’s Transport Fleet, 1325 111
Five Transport Fleets for Edward III’s Armies, 1338–1359 114
The 1355 Transport Fleet for the Black Prince 152
4 Maritime Resources and the King’s War 156
Developments in Fleet Organisation 158
Port Resources 172
Shipmaster Service and Mariners 184
Crew Size and Manning 196
Conclusion 207
Appendix 1: Ports that Supplied Ships to the Fleets 211
Appendix 2: Reconstructing the Merchant Fleet: A Methodology 215
Bibliography 223
Index 237
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