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Britain and Colonial Maritime War in the Early Eighteenth Century - Silver, Seapower and the Atlantic (Hardcover)
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Britain and Colonial Maritime War in the Early Eighteenth Century - Silver, Seapower and the Atlantic (Hardcover)
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In early modern Britain, there was an argument that war at sea,
especially war in Spanish America, was an ideal means of warfare,
offering the prospect of rich gains at relatively little cost
whilst inflicting considerable damageon enemy financial resources.
In early modern Britain, there was an argument that war at sea,
especially war in Spanish America, was an ideal means of warfare,
offering the prospect of rich gains at relatively little cost
whilst inflicting considerable damageon enemy financial resources.
This book examines that argument, tracing its origin to the
glorious memory of Elizabethan maritime war, discussing its
supposed economic advantages, and investigating its influence on
British politics and naval policy during the War of the Spanish
Succession (1702-13) and after. The book reveals that the alleged
economic advantages of war at sea were crucial in attracting the
support of politicians of different political stances. It shows how
supporters of war at sea, both in the government as well as in the
opposition, tried to implement pro-maritime war policy by naval
operations, colonial expeditions and by legislation, and how their
attempts wereoften frustrated by diplomatic considerations, the
incapacity of naval administration, and by conflicting interests
between different groups connected to the West Indian colonies and
Spanish American trade. It demonstrates how, after the War of the
Spanish Succession, arguments for active colonial maritime war
continued to be central to political conflict, notably in the
opposition propaganda campaigns against the Walpole ministry,
culminating in the War of Jenkins's Ear against Spain in 1739. The
book also includes material on the South Sea Company, showing how
the foundation of this company, later the subject of the notorious
'Bubble', was a logical part of British strategy. Shinsuke Satsuma
completed his doctorate in maritime history at the University of
Exeter.
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