A Concise System of Naval Tactics by J. G. Casy, Rear Admiral in the Navy of France : Translated by J. S. Paine and L. Goldsborough, Commanders in the U.S. Navy, 1828: Finding Aid
Published in April 2020
Summary Information
- Publisher: United States Naval Academy. Special Collections & Archives.
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https://www.usna.edu/Library/sca/index.php - Call number: MS 44
- Location: Special Collections & Archives Department - Manuscripts
- Title: A Concise System of Naval Tactics by J. G. Casy, Rear Admiral in the Navy of France : Translated by J. S. Paine and L. Goldsborough, Commanders in the U.S. Navy
- Dates: 1828
- Size: 0.17 linear feet
- Container Summary: 1 volume of 79 leaves
- Creator: Casy, Joseph-Grégoire
- Language(s) of material: English
- Abstract: Joseph Grégoire Casy was French politician and a Vice Admiral in the French Navy. J. S. Paine and L. Goldsborough were officers in the United States Navy. "A Concise System of Naval Tactics by J. G. Casy, Rear Admiral in the Navy of France: Translated by J. S. Paine and L. Goldsborough, Commanders in the U.S. Navy," consists of an English translation of Joseph Grégoire Casy's Extrait Analytique de la Tactique Navale, originally published in 1828.
Biography of Joseph Grégoire Casy
Joseph Grégoire Casy was born in Auribeau, France on October 8, 1787. Casy joined the French Navy in 1803 and, following the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy, was promoted to Lieutenant in 1816. After the French Revolution of 1830, Casy was promoted again, to the rank of Captain. Promoted to Rear Admiral in 1839, Casy ultimately attained the rank of Vice Admiral on December 17, 1845, at which time he was also appointed to the Admiralty Council.
Casy subsequently embarked upon a career in politics, and was elected to the Second Republic's Constituent Assembly in April 1848. Following Louis Napoleon's coup and installation as Emperor Napoleon III, Casy was invited to join the Senate in January 1852. Joseph Grégoire Casy died in Paris on February 19, 1862.
Description of Contents
"A Concise System of Naval Tactics by J. G. Casy, Rear Admiral in the Navy of France: Translated by J. S. Paine and L. Goldsborough, Commanders in the U.S. Navy," comprising 0.17 linear feet of documentation in a single volume of 79 leaves, consists of an English translation of Joseph Grégoire Casy's Extrait Analytique de la Tactique Navale, originally published in 1828.
The volume, an undated, handwritten translation by J. S. Paine and L. Goldsborough, was likely the product of Commander John S. Paine and eventual Naval Academy Superintendent Commander Louis M. Goldsborough, both of whom held the rank of Commander between 1841 and 1855, likely placing the creation of the translation of Casy's treatise during that span. The volume is illustrated with diagrams of the order and line of battle, accompanied by the associated signal flags.
Arrangement
A Concise System of Naval Tactics by J. G. Casy comprises a single volume.
Access and Use
Access
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Acquisition and Appraisal
Provenance and Acquisition
Gift of Commodore R. H. Wyman. Accessioned on March 18, 1878. Accession No. 19349.
Related Materials
Location of Copies or Alternate Formats
This collection also available on microfilm.
Related Archival Material
Additional early manuscript treatises on naval tactics in this repository include the Robert Walter Manuscript on Naval Tactics, circa 1770, MS 160.
Materials Cataloged Separately
Additional manuscripts from the collections of Commodore Robert H. Wyman in this repository include the Thomas W. and Robert H. Wyman Naval Papers, 1817-1855, MS 5; the William de Koven Seamanship Notes, 1845, MS 42; and John Edye's Calculations Relating to the Equipment, Displacement, Etc. of Ships and Vessels of War, 1832, MS 546
Processing and Other Information
Preferred Citation
A Concise System of Naval Tactics by J. G. Casy, MS 44
Special Collections & Archives Department
Nimitz Library
United States Naval Academy
Selected Bibliography
The following sources were consulted during preparation of the biographical note:
"Joseph, Grégoire Casy, 1787-1862," on the Assemblée Nationale website, accessed April 14, 2020, http://www2.assemblee-nationale.fr/sycomore/fiche/%28num_dept%29/9920.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Mary R. Catalfamo. Finding aid written by David D'Onofrio in April 2020.
Subject Headings
Name and Subject Terms
- Naval tactics
- United States. Navy -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
Genre Terms
- Manuscripts
Additional Creator/Author
- Goldsborough, Louis Malesherbes, 1805-1877
- Paine, John S.