HIS103Y1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: War Of The First Coalition, Public Finance, Abu Qir Bay
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Scott, ch. (cid:1005)(cid:1004), france"s expansion in europe, (cid:1005)797-1807. Des(cid:272)ri(cid:271)e britain"s strategy against revolutionary fran(cid:272)e. was it effe(cid:272)tive: widely assumed as on the continent that the wear would be short, and at first pitt hoped to limit involvement. France serious financial problems and the military might of her enemies would together bring rapid allied victory. They soon realized that this was not the case. Britains strategy was thorught out the first coalition had remained the traditional formula of colonial warfare. Pitts strategy has closely resembled that if his dather during the seven year war. Complete and effective naval domineince enabled an effective blockade of frances. How did the second coalition try to overcome the weakness of the first. There was no overall coalition, there was also no overall agreement on a unified strategy, and. Grenvilles efforts were unsuccessful: early in 1799, france took the initive, sending her forces across the.
