The 18th Century saw a huge turn in naval practices, philosophies, and action. This century saw nations fall from power and nations ascend to long-standing power. Whether it be infrastructure, tactics, operation or administration – nothing stayed the same during the 18th Century. And in this time of rapid expansion and change, one resource was always at the forefront of every decision: manpower. The 18th Century saw transoceanic naval expansion on a global scale and also saw the transformation from mainly European conquests to global exploits. This led to a snowball effect of decisions to be made and actions to be taken that all required an excess of manpower. The infrastructure that had to be built to sustain ports through the globe and
