More careful inquiry into the causes of particular results and the This is less true of the French than of theĮnglish the genius and training of the former people leading them to Topic, limiting themselves generally to the duty of simple chroniclers On the other hand, naval historians have troubled themselves littleĪbout the connection between general history and their own particular Hence at the critical moment the twoĬarthaginian armies were separated by the length of Italy, and one wasĭestroyed by the combined action of the Roman generals. Position of the Roman armies with reference to the forces of HasdrubalĪnd Hannibal, was ultimately due to the fact that the younger brotherĬould not bring his succoring reinforcements by sea, but only by the Spain, which was Hannibal's base, and Italy, while the issue of theĭecisive battle of the Metaurus, hinging as it did upon the interior War the legions passed by water, unmolested and unwearied, between Return in person and face the invader at the Trebia. The Rhone on to Spain, to intercept Hannibal's communications, to Wasted away it enabled the elder Scipio, while sending his army from Perilous march through Gaul in which more than half his veteran troops The Roman control of the water forced Hannibal to that long, Neither of these Englishmen mentions the yet more strikingĬoincidence, that in both cases the mastery of the sea rested with the Reverses, and each of them closed a long and perilous war by aĬomplete and overwhelming defeat of the chosen leader and the chosen Their countrymen's confidence in arms when shaken by a series of Subordinate generals of the enemy before being opposed to the chiefĬhampion and conqueror himself. Wellington, successively encountered and overthrew nearly all the Scipio and Wellingtonīoth held for many years commands of high importance, but distant from Last deadly overthrow to the French emperor. That is, the remarkable parallel between the Roman general who finallyĭefeated the great Carthaginian, and the English general who gave the Similitude between the two wars has scarcely been adequately dwelt on Of the first ended in Zama, those of the second in Waterloo." SirĮdward Creasy, quoting this, adds: "One point, however, of the Rome, for sixteen years Napoleon strove against England the efforts For seventeen years Hannibal strove against Resources and institutions of a great nation, and in both cases the Witnessed the struggle of the highest individual genius against the "Twice," says Arnold in his History of Rome, "Has there been Maritime power upon events may be drawn from two writers of thatĮnglish nation which more than any other has owed its greatness to the Of special instances in which the precise effect has been made clear,īy an analysis of the conditions at the given moments.Ī curious exemplification of this tendency to slight the bearing of Vague and unsubstantial not resting, as it should, upon a collection Unless this be done, the acknowledgment of general importance remains Seek out and show its exact bearing at a particular juncture. In a general way, that the use and control of the sea is and has beenĪ great factor in the history of the world it is more troublesome to Occasions than of the general tendency of sea power. Profound determining influence of maritime strength upon great issues Generally have been unfamiliar with the conditions of the sea, havingĪs to it neither special interest nor special knowledge and the General history of Europe and America with particular reference to theĮffect of sea power upon the course of that history. The definite object proposed in this work is an examination of the Jeannie Howse, Frank van Drogen, Paul Hollander,Īnd the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team ***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE INFLUENCE OF SEA POWER UPON HISTORY, 1660-1783***Į-text prepared by A. With this eBook or online at Title: The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 Re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withĪlmost no restrictions whatsoever. Mahan The Project Gutenberg eBook, The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783, by A.
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