The Amphibious Imperative of the French and Indian War

Abstract

In the French and Indian War, Britain's arrogance in land warfare in North America resulted in two years of near constant defeat and devastation to its forces and colonial residents. However, through an open-minded analysis of the situation, Britain improved its planning, logistics, diplomacy, tactics, operations, and strategy to make the most of its naval superiority. In a war where agile, irregular, and amphibious warfare were required to win, Britain adapted and won. Their processes and actions provide a classic study for modern-day joint operations leaders to examine.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 29, 2019
Accession Number
AD1118719

Entities

People

  • T. J. Linzy

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amphibious Operations
  • Asymmetric Warfare
  • Boats
  • Geography
  • Great Lakes
  • Lake Ontario
  • Landing Forces
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military History
  • Military Science
  • Native Americans
  • Naval Vessels
  • Navy
  • North America
  • Nova Scotia
  • Training
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • History

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.