ABSTRACT
“In any operation and under all circumstances a decisive naval superiority is to be considered as a fundamental principle, and the basis upon which every hope of success must ultimately depend.” Washington to Lafayette. “Black Dick” Howe pursued war more efficiently than most British naval commanders. He became First Lord of the Admiralty at the end of the American war. In 1794, he won the Glorious First of June against the French and helped settle the 1787 Spithead Mutiny during the French Revolutionary Wars. https://s3-euw1-ap-pe-df-pch-content-public-p.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9780203949856/146ec6a9-82c6-4230-8d77-1a263cca74d8/content/figu6_1_C.jpg" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"/>
