Admiral Satan : the life and campaigns of Suffren

"Cavaliero's biography was the first in English of Admiral Pierre Andrâe de Suffren de Saint Tropez, le Baillie de Suffren. "Le Baillie de Suffren was an undisputed hero of the French Ancien Regime. Admired by both Nelson and Napoleon and known to his lascars as 'Admiral Satan', Suffren's reputation centred on his campaign during the Second Anglo-Mysorean War of 1782-3 - the last great challenge by France to Britain's supremacy in the Indian sub-continent. This account of Suffren's career in the Indies not only provides a fascinating study of one major naval campaign, but also an in-depth analysis of naval strategy and tactics, warfare, and the importance of Suffren's revolutionary role and effect on later naval campaigns."--Provided by the publisher.