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french wars at sea - Coggle Diagram

- - - - napoleon gaining power in egypt, threat to GB Med power
      - nelson dealing w it = battle of the nile
    - - nelson finds french fleet anchored in a line
      - nelson splits force into two to attack from both sides
      - 13/17 ships destroyed
      - most of napoleons army stranded
  - - - concerns over denmark allying w/ france, outnumbering gb
    - - GB ships blockade in copenhagen
      - nelson told to lead attack by hyde
      - nelson planned for one ship to be next to one danish ship and continue until the line ended
      - hyde says to stop attack, nelson lies, says cannot see signal
      - battle ends in truce w/ most danish ships taken down
  - - - FR fleet leave toulon, return from fear of nelson. Napoleon says they must be bolder, they leave again.
      - Nelson fleet crosses atlantic in 5 weeks, the fleets never meet
      - both fleets go towards europe, nelson catches up
    - - FR ships in a line at south of spain
      - GB make two columns, ships break line & men fight in close proximity
      - most FR men die
      - Nelson died
      - leads to Napoleon giving up on sea invasion
- - - - copenhagen , nelson told to stop attack but places telescope to blind eye and continues
      - copenhagen , nelson plans for ships to enter water in line next to danish ships until there are no more
      - nile , nelson split force in two to attack from both sides. 13/17 ships captured / destroyed
      - didnt follow conventional tactics like keeping ships in lines
      - trafalgar , nelson breaks enemy line
  - - - covering shops with copper
      - protects ships from rot and corrosion
      - makes ships faster & more durablea
      - allows HMS victory to continue sailing
    - - use of broadsides when ships are very close does massive damage
    - - used to report movements of enemies