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Sea Power & Maritime Affairs PRE-AMERICAN REVOLUTION Antiquity to 1763 Admin Quiz? Assignment? Today’s Objectives Lesson 1 Answer 3 Questions 1. Why do navies exist? 2. Where did they begin? 3. How did they set the pretext for the US navy? Why do navies exist? 1. Protect commercial interests – Anti-piracy 2. Deny competing commercial interests – Rival industries and states 3. Assist armies during conquest – Transport – Supply – Communications How did navies begin? Enter Here Growth of Societies Expansion of economic interests Military conquest Protection of sea commerce Where did navies begin? Med Focus of this course Mediterranean States “Age of Galley Warfare” Crete Phoenicians Greeks Rome Byzantine Empire Turkish Empire 2,500-1,200 BC 2,000 – 300 BC 700 – 200 BC 200 BC – 500 AD 500 – 1450 AD 1450 – 1650 AD Asia Not covered in this course Sea Power Cycle Enter Here Force Composition Technology Balance of Naval Power Tactics Strategy “Age of Galley Warfare” What was it? 1. Longest era of naval warfare 2. Rowed ship v. Rowed ship 1. Ship used as a battering ram 2. Boarding & fighting 3. Projectiles (missiles) When was it? – Antiquity – 1650 AD • Battle of Lepanto • “Age of Sail Warfare” replaced it Round Ship Technology Galley What was it? • Commercial vessel in antiquity What was it? • “Long Ship” • Fighting vessel in antiquity Good • • • • • Good • • • • • • for fighting? Why? (D) Slow (D) Few sailors (D) No protection (A) Stable on rough seas (A) Well provisioned (large hull) for fighting? Why? (A) Fast (A) Sails & Rowers (A) Many rowers & marines (A) Outfit for battle (ram) (D) Unstable on rough seas (D) Poorly provisioned Trireme Changed naval strategy and tactics – 150 rowers - 40 marines – Faster (7-8 kts) - More maneuverable – Ramming & boarding tactics (grapnels then corvus) Trireme Tactics Line Abreast & Boarding – Use grapnels to tie boats together in a giant “island” – Board and fight hand-to-hand Ramming Projectiles – Arrows – Greek fire – Cannon Line Abreast Line Abreast Line Abreast Naval infantry used to board and capture enemy galleys. Ramming Ramming Ramming Rams used to sink or immobilize enemy galleys. Greek Fire Ancient Version of a flamethrower – – – – Ignited evaporated oil Deadly with wooden ships First Mention: 500 B.C. More common use by 800 A.D. (Byzantium) Videos Age of Galley Battle Ben Hur Countries and History Starting with Crete… Crete Major Commercial Hub 2,500-1,200 BC Phoenicians First Major Naval Empire 2,000-300 BC Greeks 700-200 BC First to employ well orchestrated maneuvering and ramming tactics. Replaced the old boarding tactics. Battle of Salamis 480 BC 3rd Persian attempt to conquer Greece Pitted Greek Tactics (ramming) vs. Persian Tactics (grapnels/boarding) Greeks: 500 ships Persians: 1,400 Persians ships / 175,000 sailors & marines / 180,000 soldiers Greek technology & tactics defeated Persians. Proved several concepts: 1. Ships are vital for supply 2. Ships are vital for communications 3. Small navies with fast ships and effective tactics can defeat larger navies. ****Gave rise to Greek dominance of the eastern Mediterranean. Romans 200 BC – 500 AD Roman Navy v. Carthage Navy 1. Roman advantage is hand-to-hand skill 2. Revert to grapnel, corvus, and boarding tactics Prove: Old tactics can be effective if appropriately used Battle of Actium (31 AD) 1. Octavius v. Mark Anthony (and Cleopatria)---comparable size fleets 2. Octavias uses fire missiles to burn Anthony’s fleet 3. Decisive victory from creativity Byzantine Empire 500–1450 AD West slips into the “Dark Ages,” Byzantine takes over the Med. Dominant power for nearly 1000 years. Challenged by Islam and then Ottoman Empire. Islam 400-700 AD 1. Rise of Islam 2. Fall of Islam in 732 AD following defeats in Constantinople and Gaul Vikings 800 – 1050 AD 1. High seas required Broader Ships 2. Broader Ships = Less Draft + Easier Landings for Invasion Crusades 1095 – 1300 AD First Naval Cannon Gunpowder & naval cannon – Imported from China and far east Introduced in Byzantium in 1260 Limitations: – Short distance, inaccurate, long reload time, little skill Purpose: clearing decks prior to boarding Ottoman Empire 1450 – 1650 AD Battle of Lepanto 1571 AD Famous for 2 reasons 1. First great galley battle since Actium (31 AD) 2. Last battle in the age of galley warfare Battle 1. Ottomans vs. anti-Muslim Holy League 2. Coast of western Greece 3. Mostly galley ships (oars) 3. Line abreast tactics Battle of Lepanto 1571 AD Famous for 2 reasons 1. First great galley battle since Actium (31 AD) 2. Last battle in the age of galley warfare Battle 1. Ottomans vs. anti-Muslim Holy League 2. Coast of western Greece 3. Mostly galley ships (oars) 3. Line abreast tactics Battle of Lepanto 1571 AD Outcome 1. Ottomans defeated (fall of empire) 2. Christian countries regained naval supremacy in the Med. 3. Age of oar-propelled warships ends 4. Rise of the Age of Sail and European conquest. “Age of Sail Warfare” AD 1571 - 1861 Key Themes 1. Technology, strategy, tactics 2. Rise of Europe – Renaissance – Colonial expansion 3. Emergence of powerful empires – Portugal, Spain, France, Netherlands, GB – Strong navy was key factor 4. Evolution of British naval dominance Today’s Objectives Lesson 1 Answer 3 Questions 1. Why did sail-warfare replace galley-warfare? 2. How did technology change? 3. How did naval tactics change? Sea Power Cycle Enter Here Force Composition Technology Balance of Naval Power Tactics Strategy Why Age of Sail? Enter Here Growth of Societies Expansion of economic interests Military conquest Protection of sea commerce Trade in Antiquity Mostly Mediterranean Trade in 100 AD Silk road to the East Trade in 1000 AD Robust Trade Network Trade in 1700 AD “Oceanic Age” or “Age of Exploration” Trade on all continents Why not earlier? 1. Misunderstanding of geography 2. Ship design limitations 3. Medieval Kings could not afford ocean exploration or navies – Called on merchants when needed – Broad-beamed, singled-masted ships – Mostly grapneling and brutal battles What sparked it? 1. Silk & spice route to India – Venetian and Muslims control it • All trade to east had to go through Middle East – Question: Is there another route? • Water route? What sparked it? 1. Silk & spice route to India Venetian and Muslims control it – • • – All trade must transit Middle East Tariffs get expensive Question: Another route? Water route? What sparked it? 1. Silk & spice route to India Venetian and Muslims control it – • • – All trade must transit Middle East Tariffs get expensive Question: Another route? Water route? 2. Idea: Is the world Round? – Scholarly belief since antiquity • Eratosthenes diameter at 21,000 NM (pretty accurate) in 300 B.C. – Problem: 12,000 miles to India (via sailing west) • No ship could provision for such a long voyage – Solution: Can we get around Africa? Cape of Good Hope **Portuguese were first – King Henry (“the Navigator”) and King John II were big supporters of sea trade – Commissioned Dias to try Bartolomeau Dias – 1487 – 1488 – Called: “Cape of Storms” – Later named: “Cape of Good Hope” – **Long but Possible 1488 Cape of Good Hope 1488 Caravel India Vasco de Gama 2 voyages to India – 1st: 1/2 crew dies of scurvy – 2nd: Acts of cruelty to Indians 1498 India Vasco de Gama 2 voyages to India – 1st: 1/2 crew dies of scurvy – 2nd: Acts of cruelty 1498 Americas Spain was second – Christopher Columbus – Part “fool” • • • • Said it was only 2,500 miles to India John II of Portugal: “No” Venice, Genoa, England: “No” Elizabeth I of Spain: “OK..whatever” – First Voyage: • 5 Weeks • Bahamas (“West Indies”) • Returned: – Hero / Syphilis – Three more Voyages 1492 Americas Spain was second – Christopher Columbus – Part “fool” • • • • Said it was only 2,500 miles to India John II of Portugal: “No” Venice, Genoa, England: “No” Elizabeth I of Spain: “OK..whatever” – First Voyage: • 5 Weeks • Bahamas (“West Indies”) • Returned: – Hero / Syphilis – Three more Voyages 1492 Other Exploration Treaty: Spain & Portugal – 1512 : Portuguese in China – 1522 : Ferdinand Magellan – Brits, Dutch and French defy agreement Results – Italian states and Ottoman Empire diminish in trade significance – Spain, Portugal, France, Netherlands and Britain become preeminent world states. Colonial Expansion Ocean Empires – France – Spain – Portugal – Netherlands (Dutch) – British 1400-1900 Competition – Trade – Riches – Colonial land Needed navy for: – Protection from pirates – Protection from other states – Military expansion Portugal 1400-1900 Spain 1400-1900 France 1400-1900 Netherlands 1400-1900 Great Britain 1400-1900 Answer 2 Questions How did technology change in Age of Sail? How did technology change tactics? Video Master and Commander What is different? Technology Tactics • Why did it change? • How did it change? Galley v. Sail Changes in ship design? – – – – Ocean-worthy vessels Sails / Masts Hull Design Guns (broadside) Changes in tactics? – – – – Longer Guns “Weather Gauge” The “Line” Boarding Scientific Changes – – – – – Compass Speed estimations Cartography Cannon improvement Artillery improvement Compass, Speed & Cartography Compass – Invented in China (247 BC) – Used in navigation by the 11th Century – “Dry Compass” - developed in Europe in the 13th century Speed – “Log line” – 15th Century – First measurement of Nautical mile Cartography – – – – Discoveries led to improved cartography Major updates to Ptolemy's maps 1529 – Diogo Ribiero – First World Map Longitude, 1750: John Harrison Compass, Speed & Cartography Results 1. 2. 3. 4. New Navigation: Dead reckoning More confident navigation More ambitious explorers Hungry rulers and nations Ocean-Worthy Ships Galleys Trireme Carracks, Caravels & Galleons Design Changes in 1600s 3 or more “squarerigged” masts Crows Nests Fighting Perches Guns lowered onto broadsides Forecastles & Aftercastles (Anti-Piracy) Deeper Draft (Stability) - For stability Better guns Multiple levels Gun ports Hit low on waterline & splinter ships Design Changes in the 1700s Gun Changes More, bigger, longer-range Advances in metallurgy Rifling cannon (more accurate) New Tactic: “Off Fighting” – Keep enemy at guns’ distance Ship Design Changes Speed & Mobility More sail Forecastle & aftercastle reduced – (Too much weight) Length increased Culverine Tactical Changes “Off-Fighting” over Boarding “Weather Gauge” “The Line” – Single-file ships – 74-guns or more HMS Victory Oldest naval ship still in commission What is oldest commissioned ship afloat? Ship-of-the-Line “Weather Gauge” Windward Ships Leeward Ships Advantage “Weather Gauge” Disadvantage Line-of-Battle Tactics Early Tactics: “Bunching” New Tactics: “Line” – Uncooperative navy captains – GB assigns Army Generals to ships to enforce discipline • “Generals-at-Sea” • Sailing and Fighting Instructions of 1653 – “Line of Battle” Line-of-Battle Tactics Good: Full broadsides Bad: Small Ships = Weak Links Standard: 74-guns – “Ship fit to lie in the line” • Must have at least 74 guns • Named: “Ship-of-the-Line” – Smaller ships relegated to scouting, attacking and defending commerce, and communication (not the line) Terms Establishes ADM ranks – Fleet ADM = Flag ship – RADM Upper Half – RADM Lower Half “Rating” – term used to classify ships according to the guns it carried. – British system – 1st Rate through 6th Rate First Rate 100-120 Guns 850 Men Second Rate 90-98 Guns 700 men Third Rate 64-80 Guns 500 men Fourth Rate 50-60 Guns 320 men Fifth Rate 32-44 Guns 200 men Frigates USS Constitution Sixth Rate 20-28 Guns 140 men Other Ships Types Corvettes Sloops (16-18 guns) Schooners (4-14 guns) Brigs – 20-90 men Why so many personnel? Required Handle sails Handle guns – 32-pound cannon required 12 men Firing Rates Average Crew: Once very 2-3 minutes – Exhaustion Well Trained Crew: Once a minute – British won because they were the best Tactical Controversy “Formalist” vs “Melee “ School: - Formalists advocated “Conterminous” line Tactical Controversy “Melee” School: dispense line when favorable Who Won? Formalists Battle experience “Melee-ists” were forced into retirement Permanent Fighting Instructions – Article 25: must use formalist tactics – Formalist tactics became convention Pros vs. Cons for Line Tactics Pros Full broadsides Systematic Predictable For an ADM, ships in a line were Controllable Cons Predictable Stalemate Pros vs. Cons of Sail Warships Pros More stable Greater distance More sustainable More firepower Favored advanced nations – Technologically advanced – Tactically advanced – Sophisticated training Cons Restricted in maneuvering Slower Expensive Supply issues Training requirements Communications difficulties – Semaphore developed Pros vs. Cons for Age of Sail Pros Sustainability Global horizons Profitable Off-Fighting Structure Education & Training Cons Expensive Slower Less maneuverable Conditions onboard Disease **Established sea power as critical to national interests*** Balance of Sea Power Who ruled the seas? European Sea Power in 1500s Super-powers: Sub-powers: Spain & France Portugal, Netherlands, England England plays smaller role in European sea power and politics. What sparked their rapid naval growth? European Sea Power in 1500s Henry VII breaks with Catholic church Threat: Spanish & French invasion Decision: strong navy is surest guarantee of defense 1. 2. 3. 4. Increased coastal defenses Strengthened Royal Navy Founded Portsmouth Naval Yard Invested in naval development HMS Mary Rose First broadside ship 1st “off-fighting” – 1545 Led to: Increased competition for sea power Rise of formal navies Ramifications of Catholic Break Fuels Catholic-Protestant tensions in Europe Series of religious wars Spanish Armada (1588) Anglo-Dutch Wars Wars of Succession European Sea Power 1500s – Spain & France undisputed superpowers – Henry VII & Elizabeth I – Spanish Armada 1600s – Anglo-Dutch Wars (3) – Wars of British Succession – Other succession wars 1700s – French & Indian War – Seven Years War 1800s Queen Elizabeth v. Phillip II Elizabeth I English Queen / 1568-1603 Excommunicated / 1570 Mary Stuart / 1587 Build Navy to propel eventual invasion Alliance with France Phillip II Spanish King / 1554-1598 Hated Islam & Protestants Goal: Overthrow Elizabeth I Hired assassins Send Armada to invade John Hawkins Merchant & Slave Trader Elizabeth I appoints him Chief Sea Commander of England Two Influences: – Successful Pirate – Accelerated development of ships with guns Francis Drake Most famous “Privateer” Golden Hind raided Spanish ships across world Returned with fortune Knighted on his own ship Pivotal leader in English Navy Francis Drake Most famous “Privateer” Golden Hind raided Spanish ships across world Returned with fortune Knighted on his own ship Pivotal leader in Navy Spanish Armada 1588 Cause European Politics 1. Dynastic wars 2. British privateers 3. Spanish ship seizures 4. Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots 5. Spanish assassination attempts on Elizabeth I Catholic Old 130 Ships 27,000 men Longer Guns “Grapple & Board” Protestant New 197 Ships 16,000 men Maneuverable Off-Fight *Drake *More Experience *Weather Gauge *Resupply Outcome Storm devastates Spanish Fleet – Began Spanish decline England became formidable sea power Proved effectiveness of guns **Anglo-Spanish conflict ended with James I (Catholic) restored to throne (1603) Anglo-Dutch Wars Three Wars 1652-1684 Cause James I replaced Elizabeth I Peace with Spain Abandoned Holland Bad blood Holland & England natural competitors – – – – East & West Indies America Navigation Act of 1651 (Oliver Cromwell) Competition erupts in war • • • • • Cromwell Reinvents Navy Generals at Sea Formal Doctrine Fighting Instructions of 1653 Anglo-Dutch Wars 1st War English trounce Dutch twice Prove merit of “the line” and formal tactics Blockade Holland into submission 1652-1684 2nd War 3rd War Formal vs. Melee Tactics • Dutch again submit • Charles II ports and dismisses Navy • Dutch counterattack English make terms: – No Navigation Act – West Indies for England – New Amsterdam & Hudson Valley 3rd War • Joint Anglo-French attack • Dutch flood country • Two indecisive battles at sea • French Navy “weak” • Angry England makes peace with Dutch • Mary to William England’s Benefit: - Dutch are tired - Take over trade • 1. Testing ground for melee vs. formal tactics. 2. England defeats the Dutch (twice) 3. Dutch relinquish some naval strength and commerce. England fills the vacuum. Outcome England is second “Kid On Block” (France) – Big Fleet – Experienced Fleet – Formal tactics – Formal training *** Nothing could stop them! Except… War of English Succession English Civil War 1689-1697 Cause James II Angry Parliament “William and Mary” of Holland “Bloodless Revolution” James flees to France Result English & Dutch navies strong and united James works with Louis XIV to get back crown Anglo-French Conflict Forces at Play French Disadvantage French Advantage Largest fleet in world Brest & Toulon Large border Large Army / Land Battle English/Dutch Advantage • Experience • Unified Fleet English/Dutch Disadvantage • Smaller than combined French fleet Forces at Play French Disadvantage French Advantage Largest fleet in world Brest & Toulon Large boarder Large Army / Land Battle English/Dutch Advantage • Experience • Unified Fleet English/Dutch Disadvantage • Smaller than combined French fleet Battles Beachy Head (1690) English/Dutch “melee” French double-over and defeat Barfleur (1692) French “melee” Stretch out English/Dutch break line and win Score: Formalists: +1 Melee: 0 Score: Formalists: +2 Melee: 0 Outcome Indecisive France on verge of bankruptcy – Gives up on fleet in favor of Army Louis XIV recognizes William and Mary as rules of England Impact on Tactics: Formalism becomes dogma Wars of Succession Spanish Succession (1703-1713) Peace (1713-1740) Austrian Succession (1740-1748) War of Spanish Succession 1703-1713 Spain Weak : English/Dutch take Gibraltar – Battle of Malaga: Indecisive “formalist” tactics – ADM Rooke : “Permanent Fighting Instructions” – Prevents unification of French Fleets Battle of Minorca – Strengthens English hold of Straight of Gibraltar – Blockade of Toulon fleet allows conquest in Americas Peace 1713-1740 Wars of succession are another testing ground for tactics Outcome – England establishes “Permanent Fighting Instructions”—mandating Formalism • ADM Byng executed during Seven Years War for failure to fulfill execute “Permanent Fighting Instructions” – “Melee-ists” forced out of service War of Austrian Succession 1740-1748 ADM Thomas Mathews (Melee) v. Richard Lestock (Formalist) Mathew’s fleet severely damaged Lestock arrested for not aiding Lestock ultimately acquitted, Mathews dismissed from service Article 25 : “Chase” Outcome: “Line” is King ADM Byng sat on Courts Martial Seven Years War “French & Indian War” 1756-1763 *** First True World War *** Theaters of War America Europe Mediterranean • East Indies • West Indies • Africa Major Players British Prussians American Colonies Portugese Grand Coalition French Austrians Russians Spain Sweden French Frontiersmen Native Americans Bottom Line: It was a world war Cause : Land Disputes British v. French Land west of Appalachia Austria v. Prussia Silesia War in the Americas : 1754 Start of War – Ohio Valley – Colonel George Washington – Fort Necessity Escalation – Gen Edward Braddock – Surrender of major forces at Great Meadows – Need for immediate reinforcement War in Europe Battle for Minorca French amphibious operation Take back Minorca & Gibraltar British dispatch ADM Byng Ensuing battle devolved in confusion Results French win Byng executed for failing to follow formalist tactics British losing in America and Med William Pitt “the Elder” British Secretary of State for War Big Goal: – Expand British Empire Naval Visionary: 1. Subsidized Prussian armies 2. Use fleet to: a. Raid enemy coasts b. Blockade enemy fleets c. Convoy & support to overseas colonies Raid Enemy Coasts “Conjunct Operations” Raid & Withdraw Destroyed costal garrisons Destroyed privateers Draw soldiers away from front lines Blockade Enemy Fleets French made plans to invade England Needed to combine fleets Problem: Brits blockaded Gibraltar Result: 1. Battle of Lagos 2. Battle of Quiberon Bay • In both cases: Outnumbered French Fleet driven onto shoals and destroyed. • Fuels Mahan’s beliefs in concentrated fleets Battle of Lagos British Ships-of-Line called into port French seized opportunity 12 Ships-of-Line tried to escape under cover of darkness British Frigates see them 15 British Ships-of-Line chase Run them into Lagos Bay French ships destroyed or run aground 1759 Battle of Quiberon Bay 1759 Similar Story French driven into bay Run up on shoals Jettison guns Still destroyed on shoals and in river Convoy & Support to Colonies British Navy in America – Blockade St. Laurence by taking Louisburg – Take Quebec • Joint Army/Navy operation – Sea control chokes off French forces Battle of Quebec Navy-Army Cooperation – Amphibious Ops Three directions Result Artery blocked Conquest of Canada 1759 Other Operations West Indies Brits had nearly unfettered control of seas Took islands at will and profited from resources – More amphibious ops Pirated gold ships headed for Spain Ceded back at conclusion Africa / Asia Brits took several French colonies around the western coast Took French colonies in India and Spanish colony of Philippines Peace of Paris 1763 Prussia on verge of collapse when: Russia withdrew Sweden withdrew France & Austria sued for peace Major Outcome Truce, not treaty England gave back much England gained more: Canada, Mississippi, Florida, number of smaller posts *** High-Water Mark of English Seapower *** Stage is set for American Revolution Technology Sailing ships with guns, Ship-of-the-line, Frigates, long guns, carronades Strategy Guerre de escadre, guerre de course, blockades, raids, etc. Tactics Off-fighting, formalist “line-of-battle,” weather gauge Sea Power (1) England; (2) France; (3) Spanish; (4) Dutch; (England) v. (France & Spain) International Politics America still highly contested. National Politics British turn to internal affairs. Next Class Topic Assignment(s) Quiz Other Info American Revolution