Rodney and Monckton understood one another's needs and shared a willingness to press the enemy after proper preparation. Monckton organized logistics, engineering, and batteries before attacking. Rodney supplied mobility, naval gunfire, naval personnel, and additional artillery ashore. Their similar command temperaments let each service reinforce the other and kept both commanders moving at the same pace. Once the preparations were complete, they avoided the paralysis seen at Rochefort.
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Why Rodney and Monckton made joint warfare work
Similar aggression, careful preparation, and mutual understanding let Rodney and Monckton make army and navy reinforce one another at Martinique.