Battle of the Chesapeake
The Battle of the Chesapeake, also known as the Battle of the Virginia Capes or simply the Battle of the Capes, was a crucial naval battle in the American Revolutionary War that took place near the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay on 5 September 1781. The combatants were a British fleet led by Rear Admiral Sir Thomas Graves and a French fleet led by Rear Admiral Francois Joseph Paul, the Comte de Grasse. The battle was strategically decisive, in that it prevented the Royal Navy from reinforcing or evacuating the besieged forces of Lieutenant General Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown, Virginia. The French were able to achieve control of the sea lanes against the British and provided the Franco-American army with siege artillery and French reinforcements. These proved decisive in the Siege of Yorktown,
Anthony James Pye MolloyArmand Blanquet du ChaylaCharles John Moore MansfieldCharles René Magon de MédineChristopher Cole (Royal Navy officer)César-Joseph BourayneEdward RotheramFrançois Joseph Paul de GrasseHugh Cloberry ChristianJames Walker (Royal Navy officer)Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de RochambeauJean-François TartuJean-Jacques AmbertJohn Knight (Royal Navy officer)Louis-Philippe de Rigaud, Marquis de VaudreuilNorth America and West Indies StationRalph Willett MillerRichard Dacres (Royal Navy officer)Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount HoodSamuel James BallardSidney Smith (Royal Navy officer)Sir Charles Saxton, 1st BaronetSir Charles Thompson, 1st BaronetSir Francis Samuel Drake, 1st BaronetThomas Graves (Royal Navy officer)Thomas Le Marchant GosselinWilliam Bayne (Royal Navy officer)William Domett
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Battle of the Chesapeake
The Battle of the Chesapeake, also known as the Battle of the Virginia Capes or simply the Battle of the Capes, was a crucial naval battle in the American Revolutionary War that took place near the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay on 5 September 1781. The combatants were a British fleet led by Rear Admiral Sir Thomas Graves and a French fleet led by Rear Admiral Francois Joseph Paul, the Comte de Grasse. The battle was strategically decisive, in that it prevented the Royal Navy from reinforcing or evacuating the besieged forces of Lieutenant General Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown, Virginia. The French were able to achieve control of the sea lanes against the British and provided the Franco-American army with siege artillery and French reinforcements. These proved decisive in the Siege of Yorktown,
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A Batalha de Chesapeake, també ...... penharam um papel fundamental.
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Bitwa w Zatoce Chesapeake – ro ...... dległość Stanów Zjednoczonych.
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De Slag bij Chesapeake was een ...... ampagne succesvol voortzetten.
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Die Seeschlacht vor der Chesap ...... Unabhängigkeitskrieg beendete.
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La Batalla de la badia de Ches ...... a dels Estats Units d'Amèrica.
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La bataille de la baie de Ches ...... encore bataille du cap Henry.
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La batalla de la bahía de Ches ...... co sur del ejército británico.
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La battaglia di Chesapeake, no ...... po la resa di Lord Cornwallis.
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The Battle of the Chesapeake, ...... of the war. — Russell Weigley
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Чесапикское сражение (англ. Ba ...... уа Жозеф Поль, граф де Грасс).
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2 ships damaged
220 killed or wounded
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1781-09-05
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French victory
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19ships of the linewith 1,410 guns
24ships of the linewith 1,542 guns
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The French line and British line do battle
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Comte de Grasse
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Thomas Graves
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Battle of the Chesapeake
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1781-09-05
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the American War of Independence and Siege of Yorktown (1781)
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off the Virginia Capes, Atlantic Ocean
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French victory
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A Batalha de Chesapeake, també ...... cesa passou a controlar os mar
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Bitwa w Zatoce Chesapeake – ro ...... ką armadą i II wojnę światową.
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De Slag bij Chesapeake was een ...... ampagne succesvol voortzetten.
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Die Seeschlacht vor der Chesap ...... Unabhängigkeitskrieg beendete.
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La Batalla de la badia de Ches ...... nits, l'objectiu de la guerra.
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La bataille de la baie de Ches ...... pre le combat et à s’esquiver.
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La batalla de la bahía de Ches ...... era el objetivo de la guerra.
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La battaglia di Chesapeake, no ...... ntrammiraglio conte de Grasse.
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The Battle of the Chesapeake, ...... sive in the Siege of Yorktown,
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Чесапикское сражение (англ. Ba ...... уа Жозеф Поль, граф де Грасс).
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Bataille de la baie de Chesapeake
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Batalha de Chesapeake
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Batalla de Chesapeake
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Batalla de la Bahía de Chesapeake
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Battaglia di Chesapeake
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Battle of the Chesapeake
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Bitwa w Zatoce Chesapeake
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Seeschlacht vor der Chesapeake Bay
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Slag bij Chesapeake
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Slaget vid Chesapeake Bay
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