Revolution and Political Conflict in the French Navy 1789-1794 (Paperback)

1. The French navy, the revolution and the historians; 2. The French navy on the eve of revolution; 3. The revolution begins: the Toulon Affair of 1789; 4. Naval reorganisation and the mutiny at Brest, 1790?1; 5. Bertrand de Moleville and the dissolution of the officer corps, 1791?2; 6. Naval officers and the Jacobin Regime, 1792?3: the court martial of Captain Basterot; 7. The Great Treason: the surrender of the Mediterranean fleet in 1793; 8. Naval authority and the National Will: the Quiberon Mutiny of 1793; 9. A navy for the Republic: Jeanbon Saint-Andre's missions to Brest and the Prairial Campaign, 1793?4; 10. Conclusion: revolutionary politics and the French navy; Bibliography; Index.