THE TENDENCY OF WARS TO SPREAD
Macaulay quoted on the action of Frederick the Great 1
Illustration from Conditions of the Turkish Empire 2
Lesson from the Recent War in the Balkans, 1912-1913 2
The War of American Independence a striking
example of the
Tendency
of Wars to Spread 3
Origin and Train of Events in that War, Traced 3
Inference as to possible Train of Future
Events in the History of
the
United States 4
The Monroe Doctrine Simply a Formulated
Precaution against the
Tendency
of Wars to Spread 4
National Policy as to Asiatic Immigration 4
Necessity of an Adequate Navy if these
two National Policies are
to
be sustained 4
Dependence on Navy Illustrated in the
Two Great National Crises;
in
the War of Independence and in the War of Secession
4
The United States not great in Population
in proportion to
Territory
5
Nor Wealthy in Proportion to exposed Coast-Line 5
Special Fitness of a Navy to meet these particular conditions 5
The Pacific a great World Problem, dependent
mainly on Naval Power
5
CHAPTER I
THE NAVAL CAMPAIGN ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN
1775-1776
Preponderant effect of Control of the
Water upon the Struggle for
American
Independence 6
Deducible then from Reason and from Experience 6
Consequent Necessity to the Americans
of a Counterpoise to British
Navy
6
This obtained through Burgoyne’s Surrender 6
The Surrender of Burgoyne traceable directly
to the Naval
Campaigns
on Lake Champlain, 1775, 1776 7
The subsequent Course of the War in all
Quarters of the world due
to
that decisive Campaign 7
The Strategic Problem of Lake Champlain
familiar to Americans from
the
Wars between France and Great Britain prior to 1775
8
Consequent prompt Initiative by Ethan
Allen and Benedict Arnold
8
Energetic Pursuit of first Successes by Arnold 9
Complete Control of Lake Champlain thus secured 9
Invasion of Canada by Montgomery, 1775 9
Arnold marches through Maine Wilderness
and joins Montgomery
before
Quebec 10
Assault on Quebec. Failure, and Death of Montgomery 10
Arnold maintains Blockade of Quebec, 1776 10
Relief of the Place by British Navy 11
Arnold Retreats to Crown Point 12