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assertion attack the fortifications Austrian Succession averted battle Bay of Biscay blockade of Spain bombardment Brest Britain Cadiz CAMBRIDGE Cape capture ceased to sail Ceylon citizen coast colonies colonists commerce warfare commerce would suffer costly Cronstadt cruising crumble the defences custom house danger to commerce Dardanelles deprive France deterrent duced effect Elbe Empire employed enemy fleet enemy's England expeditions experience fear Ferrol fleet lying fortress French commerce Gibraltar harbour Havana imperial history India injury interpret and appreciate Italy knowledge of naval land Lord Chancellor Mauritius merce military Ministers Minorca Mogador Napoleon national policy naval history naval power naval strategy Navy Netherlands neutral operations against trade Orders-in-Council peace ports prevent French preventing the Spanish proposals protection resistance sea commanders sea power Sebastopol shortened wars Sicily siege Smyrna statesmen strictions struggle tain tillery tion to-day tory United Provinces UNIVERSITY PRESS weapon of blockade West Indies worth the candle