MOC Military Forces
The institutions, structures, and doctrines that fought history’s wars.
Subdomains
- Navies_Index — all naval forces across all nations and eras
- Armies_Index — all land forces across all nations and eras
- Tactics_Doctrine_Index — tactical systems, fighting instructions, doctrinal evolution
- Ranks_Hierarchy_Index — officer corps, rank structures, promotion systems
- Logistics_Supply_Index — supply chains, transport, ammunition and food logistics
Key Notes
Navies — Age of Sail
- Royal Navy — Institutional Overview
- Mediterranean Fleet 1805–10 — Collingwood Mediterranean command from April 1806
- Toulon Fleet 1804–05 — Villeneuve Toulon command from August 1804
- Cadiz Blockade — Nelson 1805 — late-August 1805 command only; overflow
- Villeneuve Sortie — 19 October 1805 — sortie only; overflow
- Collingwood Relief Refused — refusal only; overflow
- Hardy South America Station — 1819–1824 — posting only; Superb stays unrated; overflow
- Line of Battle — Naval Tactic — first filled tactics note
- Nelson’s Touch — Command Philosophy — pre-battle briefing only
Logistics and Armies — Age of Sail
- Press Gang — Naval Impressment System — first filled logistics note
- Stewart at Copenhagen — Army Presence 1801 — first filled armies note
- Amity Hall — Badger Impressment — five men pressed at Port Antonio only; overflow
Ranks — Age of Sail
- Rear-Admiral — Nelson after Cape St Vincent — first filled ranks note; 14 February 1797 only
- First Naval Lord — Hardy 1830–1834 — Hardy 1830–34 steam credit only
- Nelson Post-Captain — 1779 — youngest post-captain, aged 20; overflow
- Hardy Flag-Captain Victory — 31 July 1803 — posting date only; overflow
- Villeneuve Reinstated — May 1795 — reinstatement only; overflow
- Collingwood Succeeds Nelson — 1779–1780 — Badger 1779 / Hinchinbrook 1780 succession only; overflow
- Calder Captain of the Fleet — 14 February 1797 — posting only; overflow
- Foley Captain Elephant — 2 April 1801 — posting only; overflow
- Hyde Parker Recalled — After Copenhagen 1801 — recall only; overflow
- Collingwood Rear-Admiral and Vice-Admiral — 1799–1804 — February 1799 / April 1804 only; overflow
- Villeneuve Garde de la Marine — 1778 — 1778 entry only; overflow
- Villeneuve Vice-Admiral — May 1804 — May 1804 rank step only; overflow
- Collingwood Navy Entry — 1761 — 1761 entry only; overflow
- Hardy Lieutenant Meleager — November 1793 — posting only; overflow
- Nelson Unfit for Command — After Tenerife 1797 — assessment only; overflow
- Latona Broad Pendant — English Harbour — pendant strike only; overflow
- Captain Broad Pendant — 13 February 1797 — 13 February shift only; overflow
- Worcester Acting Lieutenant — Gibraltar Convoy — acting post only; overflow
- Lowestoffe Commission — Second Lieutenant — next-day commission only; overflow
- Seahorse Foretop — Rated Midshipman — foretop watch rating only; overflow
- Lieutenancy Examination — 8 April 1777 — examination only; overflow
Open Questions
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