2, 531 (note);
Rodney watches De Grasse from, 479, 480;
an advanced strategic position, 518, 528;
restored to France at peace of 1783, 540.

_Strategy_,
permanence of its principles, 7-9, 88, 89;
illustrations, 10-22;
definition of naval, 22;
Trafalgar campaign, 23 (note);
bearing of geographical position on, 29-33;
Mediterranean and Caribbean Seas, 33-35;
bearing of physical conformation of coast on, 35-42;
blockade of coast of Confederate States, 43, 44;
value of commerce-destroying (see Commerce-destroying);
word "defence" two distinct ideas, 87 (note);
naval, of the British, 6, 9, 22, 24, 30, 118, 125, 136, 143, 182,
206, 208, 210, 212, 224, 229, 239, 260, 269, 284, 285, 296,
314-317, 320, 326-328, 339, 342, 343, 363, 375, 376, 385, 390-397,
412-417, 428-430, 468, 523-535;
naval, of the Dutch, 144, 145, 151, 154;
naval, of the French, 6, 12, 23 (note), 179-181, 191, 347, 371-374,
383, 388, 392, 401, 433, 459, 460, 476, 483, 535-539;
features of War of Spanish Succession, 201-206;
silent action of sea power, 209;
general military situation, in 1740, 255;
England in Seven Years' War, 296;
mutual dependence of seaports and fleets, 31, 83, 132, 212, 329,
430, 453, 529;
value of colonies, 27, 28, 65, 83, 135, 136, 510, 511;
importance of coal, 31, 329 (note), 540 (note);
military situation in America in 1777, 341-343;
general strategic situation in 1778, 347-349;
British difficulties in American Revolution, 392-397, 412-419, 522-533;
Suffren's naval, 424, 425, 433, 450, 465;
situation in India, 349, 428-430;
Hood's naval, 476;
Rodney's naval, 381, 392, 496-498, 523;
influence of trade-winds and monsoons, 315, 458, 517, 518;
elements essential to all naval wars, 514;
difficulty of procuring information at sea, 521;
general discussion of war of 1778, 505-540.
(See also Naval Policy and Sea Power.)

_Suffren_, French Admiral,
criticism on D'Estaing's conduct at Sta. Lucia, 366, 426, 478;
commands leading French ship in D'Estaing's battle off Grenada, 371;
criticism on D'Estaing's conduct in the battle, 371;
sails from Brest in company with De Grasse's fleet, 383, 421;
parts company, off the Azores, for India, 383, 407, 421;
orders to secure Cape of Good Hope, 421;
action, with British squadron at the Cape Verde Islands, 422, 423;
military discussion of his conduct, 423-425;
arrival in India, 427;
lack of