French Wars- To what extent was Nelson the main contributor to victory at sea?
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- To what extent was Nelson the main contributor to victory at sea?
- Nelson
- Nile
- Trapped French ships between the British
- Rapid destruction as French guns faced the sea
- Weakened French navy
- Boosted morale
- Trapped Napoleon in Egypt which prevented him from commanding
- Gave more time for the British to reinforce the Med.
- Tactics
- Sailed with ships already in formation
- Compromised with officers
- Planned battles simply and allowed initiative
- Increased rations and shore leave
- Fought on the deck with the men to increase morale
- Used a 3-line strategy with an initial crushing force and two supporting lines
- Trafalgar
- No British ships destroyed
- Died in battle
- No more large naval battles for remainder of wars
- Copenhagen
- Disobeyed orders because he knew he could win
- Cape St Vincent
- Acted on initiative without orders
- Stopped Spanish ships escaping
- Boarded one ship using the other as a bridge
- Nile
- Boards of Victualling, Ordnance, and Transport
- Victualling
- Food for the men meant they were stronger and healthier
- Better fighting force for gunnery and boarding
- Kept men alive
- More food meant better morale
- Larger crews for higher fire rate and more effective boarding
- Food for the men meant they were stronger and healthier
- Ordnance
- Provided weapons, ammo and gunpowder to allow success in naval battles and boarding parties
- Tested gunpowder and encouraged competition in providers
- Britain had a greater range of fire and could cause more damage than the French
- Transport
- Allowed men to receive goods produced by the other boards
- Victualling
- Economy
- East India Company
- Provided access to increased trade so more exports and more money
- Money for war production, workers, raw materials
- Provided imported raw materials such as saltpetre for gunpowder
- Allowed high import tariffs on tea, so more money
- Navy protected the ships in return for trade, so the navy essentially helped to finance itself- allowed more technology and reform
- Provided access to increased trade so more exports and more money
- Loans and taxes
- Money for war production, workers, raw materials
- Money for research and development of new technology
- New technology increases factory efficiency and brings more money due to increased exports
- New technology causes increased naval efficiency and a higher chance of success
- Golden Cavalry of St George
- Money given to other allied countries to aid the war effort at sea and equip their navies with better technology
- East India Company
- Technology
- Spinning Jennies
- Increased cloth production
- Increased exports so more money
- Increased cloth production
- Block mills
- Rapid block production
- Decreased time in dry dock due to rapid replacement
- Increased number of ships in battle, so more chance of winning
- Decreased time in dry dock due to rapid replacement
- Rapid block production
- Steam power
- Less time in dry dock because of rapid dock drainage with steam pumps
- Increased number of ships in battle, so more chance of winning
- Increased industrial output of factories
- Increased munitions production
- Increased exports so more money
- Less time in dry dock because of rapid dock drainage with steam pumps
- Coppering
- Expensive
- France could not afford it on as large a scale
- Reduced number of barnacles and ship worm
- Reduced drag
- Faster ships for faster responses and successful pursuits
- Less time in dry dock needed to scrape hull
- More ships at sea for longer
- More ships at sea for longer
- Reduced drag
- Expensive
- Gunlocks
- Sent a charge directly into the barrel
- Increased rate of fire
- Faster than French linstocks.
- Sometimes called flintlocks
- Sent a charge directly into the barrel
- Carronades
- Allowed greater destruction of enemy ships before boarding
- More accurate than broadsides
- Spinning Jennies
- Nelson
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