The Red Leather volume combines a treatise on naval tactics with an analysis of historical battles. The battles are in chronological order, and it's interesting to observe that while the earlier battles are mostly against external foes, the later ones are mostly engagements during various Annish civil wars.
The latest battle chronicled is IY 612, where the "Pretender Emperor." Michael Augusts IV was defeated in a fierce and bloody battle by the loyalist forces of the child Emperor Bran XII
