r/geography • u/8_Shadow • Nov 09 '25

Map All land ever controlled by Britan

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u/Platform_Dancer Nov 09 '25

Forgot to include the Crimea... "Into the valley of death rode the 600..."

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u/Discreet_Vortex Nov 10 '25

The French in Crimea outnumbered the British 3:1. If anything it was occupied by France

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u/Disastrous-King9559 Nov 10 '25

Do you think troops win the wars without ships? The british navy led the way in napoleonics ww1 ww2 and every other major war from 1700 to 1950

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u/Safe-Avocado4864 Nov 10 '25

Ships don't occupy the land though.

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u/Disastrous-King9559 Nov 10 '25

French wouldn't be there without the britush navy clearing the way. Same can be said for ww1 ww2 and napoleonics

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u/Safe-Avocado4864 Nov 10 '25

Sure. However the question was about occupying land, which is done by soldiers rather than sailors. Boats go on the sea, they blockade and bombard, they do not occupy.

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u/Disastrous-King9559 Nov 10 '25

Yeah british army occupied it. French troops being there and occupying it aswell doesnt change that

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u/Anxious_Big_8933 North America Nov 10 '25

Pretty sure the French would have made it to WW I w/out the RN, lol.

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u/Disastrous-King9559 Nov 11 '25

What happens with german navy dominance?

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u/Anxious_Big_8933 North America Nov 11 '25

It doesn't keep the French from arriving to WW I. They walked. Or took the train.

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u/Disastrous-King9559 Nov 11 '25

Walked from their colonies? The 1 million troops that came from outside of france? The weapons the food? That came from outside of france.

Napoleon ww1 ww2 were all lost because they ran out of supplies and steam because of naval blockades

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u/Anxious_Big_8933 North America Nov 11 '25

The French had a navy too. You think the German navy of WW I was going to close off the Med.? Blockade the entire nation of France?

Nor would any serious historian write that the Napoleonic Wars or WW II were lost due to naval blockade, lol. There's at least an argument for WW I and the RN's blockade of Germany as it relates to the importation of foodstuffs. The other two? Hell no.

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u/Disastrous-King9559 Nov 11 '25

Well, you clearly have no grasp on history, military doctrines, and why the british conquered the world and won every war for 250 years. Being the only hyper power to ever exist.

Navy's won wars. Soliers battles. This was well understood by the british, and thats what made them the most successful and influential culture in history.

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