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Dominant historiography tends to consider modern history through Anglo-French antagonism. Other countries are implicitely disqualified as non-significant. It is perhaps true of the Italian states, whom navies are virtually non-existant, even if the kingdom of Naples tries to build a … Continuer la lecture →

The French case In this new context, the idea of command of the Mediterranean sea appears. In France, Colbert builds its naval policy around this idea. In 1679, he writes to the général des galères :  » Considérez s’il vous plaît quelle … Continuer la lecture →

From the Greek antiquity to the end of the XVIth century, from Corcyra to Lepanto, that is for two thousands years, warfare at sea in the Mediterranean was dominated by the galley. Galley was a perfect instrument of war for … Continuer la lecture →

Hervé Coutau Bégarie Table des matières The changing pattern of Mediterranean warfare at sea The balance of seapower in the XVIIIth century The myth of Spanish decline The march to hegemony : the wars of french revolution and empire The Nineteenth … Continuer la lecture →

  Il importe de revenir à une appréciation plus nuancée et surtout plus globale de la guerre sur mer au XVIIIe siècle. Il faut dépasser la fixation sur les batailles navales et sur le nombre de vaisseaux coulés. Ce qui … Continuer la lecture →