The Battle of the Chesapeake (Bay): After four days of fighting, Admiral Francois-Joseph Paul comte de Grasse, commanding a fleet of 28 vessels of the Navy of France, defeats a fleet of 19 ships, commanded by Admiral Thomas Graves, of the Royal Navy. This blocks Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis’ retreat by sea.
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References:
Calvin D. Linton, ed. The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 31.
Battle of the Chesapeake – Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Chesapeake
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