Flag and FleetBOOK II THE SAILING AGEReading editionChapter navigation40 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterHOW THE BRITISH NAVY WON THE FREEDOM OF THE SEASBOOK I THE ROWING AGEBOOK II THE SAILING AGEPART I—THE SPANISH WARPART II—THE DUTCH WARPART III—THE FRENCH WARBOOK III THE AGE OF STEAM AND STEELPART I—A CENTURY OF CHANGE (1814-1914)PART II—THE GREAT WAR (1914-1918)ILLUSTRATIONSChapter I · THE VERY BEGINNING OP SEA-POWER (10,000 years and more B.C.)Chapter IIChapter IIIChapter IVChapter VChapter VIChapter VIIChapter VIII · OLD SPAIN AND NEW (1492-1571)Chapter IXChapter XChapter XI · THE FIRST DUTCH WAR (1623-1653)Chapter XIIChapter XIII · THE FIRST WAR AGAINST LOUIS XIV (1689-1697)Chapter XIVChapter XVChapter XVIChapter XVIIChapter XVIIIChapter XIXChapter XX · A CENTURY OF BRITISH-FRENCH-AMERICAN PEACE (1815-1914)Chapter XXIPART IIChapter XXII · THE HANDY MANChapter XXIIIChapter XXIVChapter XXVChapter XXVIChapter XXVIIChapter XXVIIIPrevious chapter ←BOOK I THE ROWING AGENext chapter →Book 2 — PART I—THE SPANISH WARAll chapters and sections (40)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsHOW THE BRITISH NAVY WON THE FREEDOM OF THE SEASBooks12Book 2 · Other sectionsPART I—THE SPANISH WARPART II—THE DUTCH WARPART III—THE FRENCH WARBooks3Book 3 · Other sectionsPART I—A CENTURY OF CHANGE (1814-1914)PART II—THE GREAT WAR (1914-1918)ILLUSTRATIONSBook 1 · Chapters1234567Part 1 · Chapters8910Part 2 · Chapters1112Part 3 · Chapters13141516171819Part 1 · Chapters2021Part 2 · Parts2Part 2 · Chapters22232425262728WHEN SAILORS FOUGHT ON EVERY OCEAN AND THE ROYAL NAVY OF THE MOTHER COUNTRY WON THE BRITISH COMMAND OF THE SEA BOTH IN THE OLD WORLD AND THE NEWDRAKE TO NELSON 1585-1805← BOOK I THE ROWING AGEPART I—THE SPANISH WAR →