Canada, 143, 147, 154; in War of 1812, 229–240, 307 Cape Verde Islands, 241 Caribbean Sea, strategic importance of, 27–29, 289, 325; features of, 100–112; map of, 100; hurricane in, 244 Cartagena, 26 Central Line, or Position, defined and illustrated, 50–67, 103; of Germany, 53 Cervera, Spanish Admiral, squadron of, 59, 88, 89; approach of, 241–249; blockaded at Santiago, 251–255 Champlain, Lake, battle of, 235, 239 Channel, British, 23, 24, 25, 52, 53, 69, 140; defenses in, against Napoleon, 191–195; controlled by England, 312–315 Charles, Archduke, campaigns of, 11 ff Chauncey, Commodore, 235–236 Chemulpo, 256, 267 Cherbourg, 31, 174 Chesapeake Bay, British forces in, 31; battle off, 164–170 China, at war with Japan, 296; and foreign powers, 300, 345; emigration from, 349, 352. _See_ OPEN DOOR Cienfuegos, 59, 88, 89, 103, 241, 246, 247 Civil War, American, Mahan’s service in, #$1#; blockade in, 41–42, 94–96; Farragut in, 76; results of, 292 Clausewitz, Karl von, quoted, 89 Clinton, Sir Henry, 164, 167 Coasts, influence of, on naval development, 28–32, 40–42; defense of, 89, 129–133; fortification of, 261. _See_ FRONTIERS Codrington, Sir Edward, 178, 183, 201 Colbert, French Minister, 138, 139 Collingwood, British Admiral, at battle of June First, 178; off Rochefort, 192; at Trafalgar, 197, 201, 206, 213–217, 220 Colonies, national policies regarding, #$1#, 45–46; as motives for a navy, 20; British, 22; Germany’s desire for, 319, 323 Commerce, easier by sea than by land, 16; importance of foreign, 17, 148; as a motive for naval power, 18–19, 355–357; routes of, 69–70, 76–78 Commerce Warfare, operations of, discussed, 5, 91–99; a weapon of the weaker sea power, 24; requires distant bases, 25, 154; in the Napoleonic Wars, 198, 223–228. _See_ BLOCKADE; PRIVATE PROPERTY Communications, facility of, by sea, 16, 77, 286, 331–332; between England and Ireland, 37, 38; importance of, in warfare, 52–60, 75–78, 92; maintained by naval forces, 154; altered by interoceanic canals, 288–290 Compromise, evils of, 259–262; in Rozhestvensky’s plans, 281 Concentration, defined and illustrated, 60–67; disregarded by Russia in war with Japan, 270–275, 277–282 Continental System, Napoleon’s, 198, 223–228 Contraband, 99 Convoys, 17 Copenhagen, Nelson’s campaign of, 184–191 Corbett, Sir Julian, quoted, 85, 89 Corfu, 287 Cornwallis, British Admiral, 192, 194, 196 Cornwallis, General, at Yorktown, 159, 164–170 Corsica, 26 Corunna, 52 Crete, 58, 70, 347 Cronstadt, 273 Cuba, strategic value of, 59, 74, 79, 100–112; in Spanish War, 243, 245, 345, 348, 349 Culebra Island, 111 Curaçao, 241, 248 _Curieux_, British brig, 196 Curtis, British Captain, 178, 179, 183 Cyprus, 153 D’Aché, French Admiral, 153 Danube, central position on, 50, 53–56, 60, 67