the war between Britain and France
[size=3][color=#29384e][font=Times New Roman]In the late eighteenth century[/font][font=宋体]，[/font][font=Times New Roman] battles raged in almost every corner of Europe[/font][font=宋体]，[/font][font=Times New Roman] as well as in the Middle East[/font][font=宋体]，[/font][font=Times New Roman] south Africa [/font][font=宋体]，[/font][font=Times New Roman]the West Indies[/font][font=宋体]，[/font][font=Times New Roman] and Latin America. In reality[/font][font=宋体]，[/font][font=Times New Roman] however[/font][font=宋体]，[/font][font=Times New Roman] there was only one major war during this time[/font][font=宋体]，[/font][font=Times New Roman] the war between Britain and France. All other battles were ancillary to this larger conflict[/font][font=宋体]，[/font][font=Times New Roman] and were often at least partially related to its antagonist[/font][font=宋体]‘[/font][font=Times New Roman]goals and strategies. France sought total domination of Europe . this goal was obstructed by British independence and Britain[/font][font=宋体]’[/font][font=Times New Roman]s efforts throughout the continent to thwart Napoleon[/font][font=宋体]；[/font][font=Times New Roman] through treaties. Britain built coalitions [/font][font=宋体]（[/font][font=Times New Roman]not dissimilar in concept to today[/font][font=宋体]‘[/font][font=Times New Roman]s NATO[/font][font=宋体]）[/font][font=Times New Roman] guaranteeing British participation in all major European conflicts. These two antagonists were poorly matched[/font][font=宋体]，[/font][font=Times New Roman] insofar as they had very unequal strengths[/font][font=宋体]；[/font][font=Times New Roman] France was predominant on land[/font][font=宋体]，[/font][font=Times New Roman] Britain at sea. The French knew that[/font][font=宋体]，[/font][font=Times New Roman] short of defeating the British navy[/font][font=宋体]，[/font][font=Times New Roman] their only hope of victory was to close all the ports of Europe to British ships. Accordingly[/font][font=宋体]，[/font][font=Times New Roman] France set out to overcome Britain by extending its military domination from Moscow t Lisbon[/font][font=宋体]，[/font][font=Times New Roman] from Jutland to Calabria. All of this entailed tremendous risk[/font][font=宋体]，[/font][font=Times New Roman] because France did not have the military resources to control this much territory and still protect itself and maintain order at home.[/font][/color][/size][size=3][color=#29384e][font=Times New Roman] [/font][/color][/size]
[color=#29384e][font=宋体][size=10.5pt] [/size][/font][size=10.5pt]French strategists calculated that a navy of 150 ships would provide the force necessary to defeat the British navy. Such a force would give France a three-to-two advantage over Britain. This advantage was deemed necessary because of Britain[/size][font=宋体][size=10.5pt]‘[/size][/font][size=10.5pt]s superior sea skills and technology because of Britain[/size][font=宋体][size=10.5pt]’[/size][/font][size=10.5pt]s superior sea skills and technology[/size][font=宋体][size=10.5pt]，[/size][/font][size=10.5pt] and also because Britain would be fighting a defensive war[/size][font=宋体][size=10.5pt]，[/size][/font][size=10.5pt] allowing it to win with fewer forces. Napoleon never lost substantial impediment to his control of Europe. As his force neared that goal[/size][font=宋体][size=10.5pt]，[/size][/font][size=10.5pt] Napoleon grew increasingly impatient and began planning an immediate attack[/size][/color]
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