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This battle occurred in 1794, during the height of the Age of Sail. This list of naval battles is a chronological list delineating important naval battles that have occurred throughout history, from the beginning of naval warfare with the Hittites in the 12th century BC to piracy off the coast of Somalia in the 21st century. If a battle has no ...
Naval battles of the Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774) (6 P) S. ... Pages in category "18th-century naval battles" This category contains only the following page.
18th-century naval battles (10 C, 1 P) + 18th-century sieges (6 C, 36 P) A. Battles of the American Revolutionary War (21 C, 10 P) ... Pages in category "18th-century ...
War depictions in film and television include documentaries, TV mini-series, and drama serials depicting aspects of historical wars, the films included here are films set in the period from 1775 or at the beginning of the Age of Revolution and until various Empires hit roadblock in 1914, after lengthy arms race for several years.
Naval warfare in World War I was mainly characterised by blockade. The Allied powers, with their larger fleets and surrounding position, largely succeeded in their blockade of Germany and the other Central Powers, whilst the efforts of the Central Powers to break that blockade, or to establish an effective counter blockade with submarines and commerce raiders, were eventually unsuccessful.
The unsatisfactory character of the accepted method of fighting battles at sea had begun to be obvious to naval officers, both French and British, [7] by the later 18th century and began to be addressed during the numerous battles of the American War of Independence. It was clear that the only way to produce decisive results was to concentrate ...
This category includes historical battles in which state of the Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) participated. Please see the category guidelines for more information. See Category:Naval battles involving England for earlier battles. See Category:Naval battles involving the United Kingdom for later battles.
The Prussian Navy fought in several wars but was active mainly as a merchant navy throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, as Prussia's military consistently concentrated on the Prussian Army. The Prussian Navy was dissolved in 1867 when Prussia joined the North German Confederation , and its naval forces were absorbed into the North German ...