On January 6, 1779 Admiral Byron reached the West Indies. During the early part of this year the naval forces in the West Indies were mainly employed in watching one another. But in June, while Byron had gone to Antigua to guard the trade convoy on its way home, d'Estaing first captured St Vincent, and then on the 4th of July Grenada. Admiral Byron, who had returned, sailed in hopes of saving the island, but arrived too late. An indecisive action was fought off Grenada on the 6th of July. The war now died down in the West Indies. Byron retur ...

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Battle of the Saintes - Britain Rodney. Marlborough 74 Arrogant 74 Alcide 74 Nonsuch 64 Conqueror 74 (George Balfour) Princessa 70 (3rd flag of Samuel Drake) Prince George 98 Torbay 74 Anson 64 Fame 74 Russell 74 (James Saumarez) America 64 Hercules 74 Prothée 64 Resolution 74 Agamemnon 64 Duke 98
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On April 7, 1782 the Comte de Grasse set out from Martinique, with 35 ships of the line, including two-fity gun ships, and a large convoy of more than 100 cargo ships, to meet with a Spanish fleet consisting of 12 ships of the line and 15000 troops to capture the British island of Jamaica. He was pursued by Rodney with 36 ships of the line. On 9 April 1782 De Grasse sent his convoy into Guadeloupe, escorted by his two fifty-gun ships. There was an initial inconclusive clash during which the French got the better of the van division of the British fleet which had become separated from the centre and rear div ...

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The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), also known as the American War of Independence, was the military side of the American Revolution. It was a war fought primarily between Great Britain and the United States of America. The war began largely as a colonial revolt against the economic policies of the British Empire, but eventually widened far beyond British North America, with France, Spain, and the Netherlands entering the war against Great Britain. Addition ...

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The battle ended French and Spanish hopes of capturing Jamaica from the British. Rodney was created a peer with £2000 a year settled on the title in perpetuity for this victory. The battle has caused controversy ever since, for three reasons. Firstly, Rodney’s failure to follow up the victory by a pursuit was much criticised. Rear-Admiral Sir Samuel Hood said that the 20 French ships would have been captured had the commander-in-chief chased. On the 17th Hood was sent in pursuit of the enemy. He pro ...

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On the 12th, De Grasse bore up with his fleet to protect a dismasted ship that was being chased by four British ships as she made for Guadaloupe. Rodney recalled his chasing ships and made the signal for line of battle. As the French line passed down the British line, a sudden shift of wind let Rodney’s flagship Formidable and several other ships, including the Duke and the Bedford, break through the French line, raking the ships as they did so. The resultant confusion in the French line and the severe damage to severa ...

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American Revolutionary War - Massachusetts 1774 to 1776. In 1774, the British parliament effectively abolished the provincial government of Massachusetts. Lieutenant General Thomas Gage, already the commander-in-chief of British troops in North America, was also appointed governor of Massachusetts and was instructed by King George's government to enforce royal authority in the troublesome colony. However, popular resistance compelled the newly appointed royal officials in Massachusetts to resign or to seek refuge ...

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American Revolutionary War - Massachusetts 1774 to 1776. In 1774, the British parliament effectively abolished the provincial government of Massachusetts. Lieutenant General Thomas Gage, already the commander-in-chief of British troops in North America, was also appointed governor of Massachusetts and was instructed by King George's government to enforce royal authority in the troublesome colony. However, popular resistance compelled the newly appointed royal officials in Massachusetts to resign or to seek refuge ...

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During the first three years of the American Revolutionary War, the primary military encounters were in the North. One notable exception was in June 1776, when General Henry Clinton sailed south to attack Charleston, South Carolina. This ended in humiliating defeat for the British, and the Patriots remained in control of the southern states for the next three years. Starting in 1778, the British once again turned their attention to Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia, where the ...

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Main article: Naval operations in the American Revolutionary War Meanwhile the co-operation of the French became active. In July Count Rochambeau arrived at Newport, Rhode Island. That place had been occupied by the British from 1776 to the close of 1779. An unsuccessful attempt was made to drive them out in 1778 by the Revolutionaries assisted by the French admiral d'Estaing and a French corps. First Battle of Ushant - July 27, 1778 John Paul Jones Continental Navy Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1780) Second Battle of Ushant - December 12, 1781 ...

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Main article: Frontier warfare during the American Revolution West of the Appalachian Mountains, the American Revolutionary War was an "Indian War." The British and the Continental Congress both courted American Indians as allies (or urged them to remain neutral), and many Native American communities became divided over what path to take. Like the Iroquois Confederacy, tribes such as the Cherokees and the Shawnees split into factions. Delawares under White Eyes signed the first American Indian treaty w ...

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The northern, southern, and naval theaters of the war converged at Yorktown in 1781. On September 5, 1781, French naval forces defeated the British Royal Navy at the Battle of the Chesapeake, cutting off Cornwallis's supplies and transport. Washington hurriedly moved his troops from New York, and a combined Franco-American force of 17,000 troops commenced the Battle of Yorktown on October 6, 1781. Cornwallis's position quickly became untenable, and, on Oct ...

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American Revolutionary War - Political Crisis of 1775-1776. As soon as the new United States of America proclaimed itself independent (July 4, 1776), residents had to decide whether to support it or not. (Some people were silent, and that was allowed). People who supported the new government called themselves "Americans" or "patriots" or "Congress Men". (The prewar term "Whig" was occasionally used.) The people who opposed it called themselves "Loyalists" or "King's Men"; (the term "Tory" was occasionally used). ...

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During the first three years of the American Revolutionary War, the primary military encounters were in the North. One notable exception was in June 1776, when General Henry Clinton sailed south to attack Charleston, South Carolina. This ended in humiliating defeat for the British, and the Patriots remained in control of the southern states for the next three years. Starting in 1778, the British once again turned their attention to Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia, where the ...

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American Revolutionary War - Political Crisis of 1775-1776. As soon as the new United States of America was proclaimed independent (July 4, 1776), residents had to decide whether to support it or not. (Some people were silent, and that was allowed.) People who supported the new government called themselves "Americans" or "patriots" or "Congress Men". (The prewar term "Whig" was occasionally used.) The people who opposed it called themselves "Loyalists" or "King's Men"; (the term "Tory" was occasionally used.) The ...

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American Revolutionary War - Political Crisis of 1775-1776. As soon as the new United States of America was proclaimed independent (July 4, 1776), residents had to decide whether to support it or not. (Some people were silent, and that was allowed). People who supported the new government called themselves "Americans" or "patriots" or "Congress Men". (The prewar term "Whig" was occasionally used.) The people who opposed it called themselves "Loyalists" or "King's Men"; (the term "Tory" was occasionally used). The ...

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Main article: Frontier warfare during the American Revolution West of the Appalachian Mountains, the American Revolutionary War was an "Indian War." The British and the Continental Congress both courted American Indians as allies (or urged them to remain neutral), and many Native American communities became divided over what path to take. Like the Iroquois Confederacy, tribes such as the Cherokees and the Shawnees split into factions. Delawares under White Eyes signed the first American Indian treaty w ...

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The northern, southern, and naval theaters of the war converged at Yorktown in 1781. On September 5, 1781, French naval forces defeated the British Royal Navy at the Battle of the Chesapeake, cutting off Cornwallis's supplies and transport. Washington hurriedly moved his troops from New York, and a combined Franco-American force of 17,000 troops commenced the Battle of Yorktown on October 6, 1781. Cornwallis's position quickly became untenable, and, on Oct ...

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Main article: Naval operations in the American Revolutionary War Meanwhile the co-operation of the French became active. In July Count Rochambeau arrived at Newport, Rhode Island. That place had been occupied by the British from 1776 to the close of 1779. An unsuccessful attempt was made to drive them out in 1778 by the Revolutionaries assisted by the French admiral d'Estaing and a French corps. First Battle of Ushant - July 27, 1778 John Paul Jones Continental Navy Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1780) Second Battle of Ushant - December 12, 1781 ...

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In the West Indies Rodney, having received news of the breach with the Netherlands early in the year, took the island of St Eustatius, which had been a great depot of contraband of war, on the 3rd of February. The British admiral was accused of applying himself so entirely to seizing and selling his booty that he would not allow his second in command, Sir Samuel Hood, who had recently joined him, to take proper measures to impede the arrival of French forces known to be on their way to Martinique. The French admiral, the count de Grasse, rea ...

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