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Originally Posted by mikeo80
This explains a lot about pre-modern war. Up until the American Civil War, most campaigns were directed on or near rivers. Much easier to move troops and especially supplies by water than by land.
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Very true. The Maori Wars in New Zealand largely ended because the British Army brought steam-powered gunboats across to New Zealand from Australia and used them to move men and supplies into the interior. The gunboats also helped protect other river-borne supply vessels.