1808-1811 年马提尼克岛和瓜德罗普岛联合行动中的私利和高层竞争

SA Cavell
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1808年,法属马提尼克岛和瓜德罗普岛是英国在西印度群岛殖民利益的最后威胁。然而,战略上的考虑并不是英国海陆空联合行动的驱动力。职业利益和经济利益是负责的军官们的主要动机,亚历山大·科克伦少将和乔治·贝克威斯将军,他们讨论了攻击岛屿的舰队和部队部署。在被占领的领土上夺取奖品、战利品和宝贵的殖民地职位的机会在制定计划中发挥了很大的作用,尽管该地区的战略形势和大都会-殖民地关系的变化威胁着他们的前景。本文考察了科克伦和贝克威斯在面对更严格的政府监督时保持自主权的努力,这些努力足以实现他们的个人抱负。
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Self-interest and high command rivalries in combined operations on Martinique and Guadeloupe, 1808–1811
In 1808 the French Islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe represented the last threat to British colonial interests in the West Indies. Strategic concerns were not, however, the driving force behind British combined naval–military operations to capture them. Professional and financial gain were the primary motives for the officers in charge, Rear Admiral Sir Alexander Cochrane and General Sir George Beckwith, as they debated fleet and troop dispositions for attacks on the islands. The chance to seize prizes, booty, and valuable appointments to colonial offices on captured territory played a large part in the formulation of plans, although changes to both the strategic situation in the region and the metropolitan–colonial relationship threatened their prospects. This article examines Cochrane and Beckwith's efforts to maintain autonomy in the face of stricter government oversight, sufficient to achieve their personal ambitions.
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