George repeatedly appears to encounter exactly the vessel or information his campaign requires. Luck always matters in warfare, but this pattern suggests an exceptional intelligence network and careful preparation behind apparently accidental opportunities. The captured pigeon vessel is especially telling because it supplied both intelligence and a channel for deception. George's admiralship therefore involved information warfare as well as fleet command.
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An intelligence network disguised as extraordinary luck
Repeatedly convenient captures suggest that George's successes owed more to intelligence preparation than chance alone.