Blockade is the likely allied strategy, while an American invasion of Canada would trigger coalition ground deployments. Secure sea routes would let Britain and its partners reinforce and supply those forces as long as they retained coastal access. Troops could move from port to port with maritime logistics supporting each stage instead of relying on a deep overland advance. Sea control could therefore shape the Great Lakes and coastal land fronts without requiring a wholesale invasion of the United States.
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Canada, coastal logistics, and the Great Lakes
Sea control could sustain allied troops in Canada and let them advance port by port, carrying naval advantage into the coastal United States and Great Lakes region.