Telegrams relating to the appointment of Commander-in-Chief, a letter from Trevylyan Napier, and a copy of a letter to Walter Cowan, 22-28 Nov 1916.
Commander-in-Chief 1916-1919: telegrams relating to appointment of Sir David Beatty as Commander-in-Chief, Grand Fleet, and other changes in command, 22-27 Nov 1916; a letter from Trevylyan Napier (fl.1916) 24 Nov 1916; and a copy of one to Walter Cowan (1871-1956) 28 Nov 1916.
Record Details
| Item reference: | BTY/7/1 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Personal collections |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Date made: | 1916-01-01 - 1916-12-31; 1916 |
| Creator: | Beatty, David |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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- Telegrams relating to the appointment of Commander-in-Chief, a letter from Trevylyan Napier, and a copy of a letter to Walter Cowan, 22-28 Nov 1916. (Manuscript) (BTY/7/1)
- File containing papers entitled 'Odd Papers on Tactical questions etc.', including secret papers on Grand Fleet Battle Tactics, 15 Feb 1913-1 Nov 1918. (Manuscript) (BTY/7/2)
- File entitled 'Grand Fleet Battle Orders' containing W/T Memoranda, W/T General orders, Signal orders and Manoeuvering Orders, 1 Dec 1916-1 January 1918. (Manuscript) (BTY/7/3)
- 2 copies entitled 'Grand Fleet Battle Instructions', one copy annotated: 'Secret Fleet Orders', 1 Jan-11 Mar 1918. (Manuscript) (BTY/7/4)
- 'C-in-C's (Commander-in-Chief's) Private Record' detailing ship movements, Dec 1916-Sep 1917. (Manuscript) (BTY/7/5)
- Naval Intelligence Division reports, a telegram from Copenhagen, and other papers, 24 Aug 1916-6 Nov 1917. (Manuscript) (BTY/7/6)
- 'Report of Naval Conference of Powers united against Germany', 4-5 Sep 1917, and reports of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd meetings of the Allied Naval Council, 22 Jan-27 Apr 1918. (Manuscript) (BTY/7/7)
- Papers relating to the blockade of German shipping, 25 Aug 1916-2 Feb 1917. (Manuscript) (BTY/7/8)
- Papers relating to various aspects of the administration of the Grand Fleet, 31 January 1917-10 May 1918. (Manuscript) (BTY/7/9)
- Further papers on Grand Fleet matters including papers on procedure of the naval terms of the Armistice, 2 Jul 1918-2 May 1919. (Manuscript) (BTY/7/10)
- Papers relating to the Armistice, 21 Oct-4 Nov 1918. (Manuscript) (BTY/7/11)
- Letters from school children, 10-24 January 1919. (Manuscript) (BTY/7/12)
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