communication & transport (NW)

• How did communication affect the nature of warfare?

  The British made extensive preparations for a French naval invasion between 1803-1805. They used semaphore telegraphs, a system of conveying information by means of visual signals, to communicate messages between Dover and London. However, as there was no naval invasion this had a limited impact for the British.
• how did communication affect the outcome?

  There was very little impact on the outcome of wars during this

  period – mainly because of the absence of communications

  technology. It could perhaps be argued that as a result of there

  being no other forms of communication, Napoleon had to be

  present on the battlefield and was therefore more able to dictate his commands.