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The Influence of Sea Power upon History, 1660-1783
By A. T. Mahan
634 pages
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- Little, Brown
- Place of publication:
- Boston
- Publication year:
- 1918
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- 12th
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Table of contents
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- Title Page i
- Preface. iii
- Contents vii
- List of Illustrations xxiii
- Influence Of Sea Power Upon History. 1
- Chapter I - Discussion of the Elements of Sea Power. 25
- Chapter II - State of Europe in 1660. -- Second Anglo-Dutch War, 1665-1667. Sea Battles of Lowestoft and of the Four Days. 90
- Chapter III - War of England and France in Alliance Against the United Provinces, 1672-1674. -- Finally, of France Against Combined Europe, 1674-1678. -- Sea Battles of Solebay, the Texel, And Stromboli. 139
- Chapter IV - English Revolution. -- War of the League of Augsburg, 1688 1697. -- Sea Battles of Beachy Head and La Hougue. 173
- Chapter V - War of the Spanish Succession, 1702-1718. -- Sea Battle of Malaga. 201
- Chapter VI - The Regency in France. -- Alberoni in Spain. -- Policies Of Walpole and Fleuri. -- War of the Polish Succession. -- English Contraband Trade in Spanish America. -- Great Britain Declares War Against Spain. -- 1715-1739. 232
- Chapter VII - War Between Great Britain and Spain, 1739. -- War of The Austrian Succession, 1740. -- France Joins Spain Against Great Britain, 1744. -- Sea Battles of Matthews, Anson, And Hawke. -- Peace of Aix-La-Chapelle, 1748. 254
- Chapter VIII - Seven Years' War, 1756-1763. -- England's Overwhelming Power And Conquests on the Seas, in North America, Europe, And East and West Indies. -- Sea Battles: Byng off Minorca; Hawke and Conflans; Pocock and D'AchÉ in East Indies. 281
- Chapter IX - Course of Events from the Peace of Paris to 1778. -- Mari Time War Consequent Upon the American Revolution. -- Sea Battle off Ushant. 330
- Chapter X - Maritime War in North America and West Indies, 1778-1781. -- Its Influence Upon the Course of the American Revo- Lution. -- Fleet Actions off Grenada, Dominica, and Chesa Peake Bay. 359
- Chapter XI - Maritime War in Europe, 1779-1782. 401
- Title Page i
- Preface. iii
- Contents vii
- List of Illustrations xxiii
- Influence Of Sea Power Upon History. 1
- Chapter I - Discussion of the Elements of Sea Power. 25
- Chapter II - State of Europe in 1660. -- Second Anglo-Dutch War, 1665-1667. Sea Battles of Lowestoft and of the Four Days. 90
- Chapter III - War of England and France in Alliance Against the United Provinces, 1672-1674. -- Finally, of France Against Combined Europe, 1674-1678. -- Sea Battles of Solebay, the Texel, And Stromboli. 139
- Chapter IV - English Revolution. -- War of the League of Augsburg, 1688 1697. -- Sea Battles of Beachy Head and La Hougue. 173
- Chapter V - War of the Spanish Succession, 1702-1718. -- Sea Battle of Malaga. 201
- Chapter VI - The Regency in France. -- Alberoni in Spain. -- Policies Of Walpole and Fleuri. -- War of the Polish Succession. -- English Contraband Trade in Spanish America. -- Great Britain Declares War Against Spain. -- 1715-1739. 232
- Chapter VII - War Between Great Britain and Spain, 1739. -- War of The Austrian Succession, 1740. -- France Joins Spain Against Great Britain, 1744. -- Sea Battles of Matthews, Anson, And Hawke. -- Peace of Aix-La-Chapelle, 1748. 254
- Chapter VIII - Seven Years' War, 1756-1763. -- England's Overwhelming Power And Conquests on the Seas, in North America, Europe, And East and West Indies. -- Sea Battles: Byng off Minorca; Hawke and Conflans; Pocock and D'AchÉ in East Indies. 281
- Chapter IX - Course of Events from the Peace of Paris to 1778. -- Mari Time War Consequent Upon the American Revolution. -- Sea Battle off Ushant. 330
- Chapter X - Maritime War in North America and West Indies, 1778-1781. -- Its Influence Upon the Course of the American Revo- Lution. -- Fleet Actions off Grenada, Dominica, and Chesa Peake Bay. 359
- Chapter XI - Maritime War in Europe, 1779-1782. 401
- Chapter XII - Events in the East Indies, 1778-1781. -- Suffren Sails From Brest, 1781. -- His Brilliant Naval Campaign in the Indian Seas, 1782, 1783. 419
- Chapter XIII - Events in the West Indies After the Surrender of Yorktown. -- Encounters of De Grasse with Hood. -- the Sea Battle Of the Saints. -- 1781, 1782. 468
- Chapter XIV - Critical Discussion of the Maritime War of 1778. 505
- Index. 543