tbf, bootstrapping a navy on the fly like that was probably a lot more doable back in the day. Galley warfare had a lot in common with ground warfare, and the Med is fairly forgiving waters.
If Napoleon had pulled it off vs Britain or something it’d have been infinitely more impressive.
tbf, bootstrapping a navy on the fly like that was probably a lot more doable back in the day. Galley warfare had a lot in common with ground warfare, and the Med is fairly forgiving waters.
If Napoleon had pulled it off vs Britain or something it’d have been infinitely more impressive.
Don’t worry, the Roman Republic still managed to lose multiple fleets to storms in the First Punic War.
Not “multiple fleets damaged by storms.” Multiple fleets lost, entirely, to storms.
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