A different take on a familiar topic, uses a database of randomly
selected commissioned and warrant officers to examine the overall
experiences of the British naval officer during the Revolutionary and
Napoleonic Wars, and their place in Georgian society - who were they,
where did they come from, what was the typical career for the different
types of naval officers. Also examines how (and if) they qualified as
'gentlemen', a key element of social status in Georgian Britain
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