by
J.R. Hutchinson
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
The press-gang. An unmitigated evil, or the savior of a nation? You decide.
Impressment was nothing new for the Royal Navy. It had been used as early as 1664 as a way of obtaining crews for warships. In many respects, impressment was inevitable. The number of trained sailors was finite, and...