The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 |
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action advantage alliance allied fleet American anchored army attack Austria battle blockade Brest British Cape captains centre Channel coast colonies command commerce convoy cruise cruisers Cuddalore D'Estaing defence Dupleix Dutch East ELEMENTS OF SEA enemy enemy's engaged England English fleet English ships Europe favor fight fire fire-ship flag-ship followed force France and Spain French fleet French navy French ships frigates Gibraltar Grasse Guadeloupe Guichen hands harbor Holland Hughes India inferior islands king land latter leeward loss Louis XIV manœuvre maritime Martinique Mediterranean military Minorca nation naval neutral North numbers object officers operations peace political Pondicherry port Port Mahon position possessions rear Rodney Rodney's Ruyter sailed sea power seamen sent ships-of-the-line Sicily signal Spanish squadron strategic success Suffren superior tack tactical Texel tion Toulon Tourville trade treaty Trincomalee troops United Provinces vessels West Indies wholly wind windward