TFSmith121
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How did the advantage at sea work out for
How did the advantage at sea work out for the Austrians in 1866 in the Adriatic?
Or the French in the North Sea in 1870-71?
Or the French in Mexico in 1862-67?
Or the Spanish in the Dominican Republic in the same decade?
Or the Spanish in the Southeast Pacific against the Chileans and Peruvians, also in the same decade?
Also worth considering is why so many Western nations - including Great Britain, interestingly enough - invested in coast defense ironclads, torpedo boats, and coast artillery and fortifications in the Nineteenth Century against what was presumed to be a threat of blockade from sea-going steam navies.
Also worth considering is the ability for a blockading power to maintain coal-fuelled steamships with auxilliary sails (or vice versa, primarily sailing ships with auxillary steam power) on station at oceanic distances with enough regularity to maintain a blockade, against a technological peer enemy with steam warships operating off their own harbors and with no need to spend weeks or months at sea...
And finally, it is worth considering the impact of blockade on autarkies, especially in the Nineteenth Century when the autarkic powers were in control of what amounted to continents...amatuers and professionals, tactics and logistics, etc.
The interesting thing about periods of technological change is how much they level the playing field.
Best,
Very interesting. Since Britain and France cannot provide enough support on the ground, can there naval support alone be decisive for the CSA?
How did the advantage at sea work out for the Austrians in 1866 in the Adriatic?
Or the French in the North Sea in 1870-71?
Or the French in Mexico in 1862-67?
Or the Spanish in the Dominican Republic in the same decade?
Or the Spanish in the Southeast Pacific against the Chileans and Peruvians, also in the same decade?
Also worth considering is why so many Western nations - including Great Britain, interestingly enough - invested in coast defense ironclads, torpedo boats, and coast artillery and fortifications in the Nineteenth Century against what was presumed to be a threat of blockade from sea-going steam navies.
Also worth considering is the ability for a blockading power to maintain coal-fuelled steamships with auxilliary sails (or vice versa, primarily sailing ships with auxillary steam power) on station at oceanic distances with enough regularity to maintain a blockade, against a technological peer enemy with steam warships operating off their own harbors and with no need to spend weeks or months at sea...
And finally, it is worth considering the impact of blockade on autarkies, especially in the Nineteenth Century when the autarkic powers were in control of what amounted to continents...amatuers and professionals, tactics and logistics, etc.
The interesting thing about periods of technological change is how much they level the playing field.
Best,