User:Lord Cornwallis/Western Squadron

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The Western Squadron took position at the western end of the English Channel, allowing them to intercept imbound ships heading for the French coast.

The Western Squadron was a British naval strategy pioneered by

Seven Years War. It had a major influence on British naval strategy well into the ninenteenth century.[1]

Origins

In 1588 a similar scheme had been used at the suggestion of Francis Drake.[2] In 174- Admiral Edward Vernon proposed that a


Implementation

Results

References

  1. ^ Rodger p.35
  2. ^ Rodger p.35

Bibliography

  • Harper Collins
    , 1993)
  • Till, Geoffrey (editor). The development of British naval thinking. Routledge, 2006.
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