Etcetera March 2

Fighting Sail class at library

“The Age of the Fighting Sail, a Naval History” presented by Gonzaga history professor Steve Balzarini will come to the Colfax library in a two part series Wednesdays, March 15 and 22, from 6:30-7:45 p.m. Early registration is suggested.

Balzarini’s class will review the nature and conduct of naval warfare during the Revolution and Napoleonic Age. He will focus on the leadership of the British Royal Navy, the tactics of ship to ship engagement, the overall British strategy in the wars against the French and the life of the ordinary seaman aboard a British warship...