RodentRevolution
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and Britain won in Egypt only to lose Malta.
You mean the Knights of Malta lost Malta, the French garrison found itself besieged by the locals and then the British started to lend those some help by interdicting French efforts at reinforcement. Ultimately thanks to Nappy's little adventure the British gained Malta which had been under the suzerainty of Naples before that.
You literally just suggested that Britain Blockade the US as a way of cutting off French supply. That's what they did in haiti, send a squadron to the carribbean.
The thing is British ships off the Florida coast can choose to let US flagged ships pass so long as they are not delivering supplies to the Spanish or French and detain those ships whose cargos they have reason to suspect are destined for the enemies of the United States. It is unlikely under such circumstances that even the likes of Hamilton would protest such British actions.
The key question for this thread though is how many Spanish regulars were in Florida as they were tough opponents and might well if present in sufficient force render the whole question of French relief (ooh la la) moot.