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 François 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, effectively securing independence for the Thirteen Colonies.

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1781  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Battle of the Capes; Battle of the Virginia Capes
naval battle, France, Kingdom of Great Britain, 

HMS Resolution, USCGC Cuyahoga, 

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French and British ships in battle of Chesapeake

BattleOfTheCape1781

CBBT - Battle of the Chesapeake Memorial

Карта к статье «Линн-Хавен». Военная энциклопедия Сытина (Санкт-Петербург, 1911-1915)

French and British ships in battle of Chesapeake

Combat naval devant la Chesapeake, 3 septembre 1781

Virgrinia Capes 1781

Auguste Chesapeake

NH 73927-KN (17405055502)

• ВЭ / Линн-Хавен - encyclopedic article, Russian

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1781	Battle of the Chesapeake	France, Kingdom of Great Britain, naval battle	Wikidata
link	page		Three Decks page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft		USCGC Cuyahoga	Active-class patrol boat, patrol vessel	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Sumpter	steamship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Tills	destroyer escort, Cannon-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
commons	image		French and British ships in battle of Chesapeake		Commons
commons	image		BattleOfTheCape1781		Commons
commons	image		CBBT - Battle of the Chesapeake Memorial		Commons
commons	image		Карта к статье «Линн-Хавен». Военная энциклопедия Сытина (Санкт-Петербург, 1911-1915)		Commons
commons	image		French and British ships in battle of Chesapeake		Commons
commons	image		Combat naval devant la Chesapeake, 3 septembre 1781		Commons
commons	image		Virgrinia Capes 1781		Commons
commons	image		Auguste Chesapeake		Commons
commons	image		NH 73927-KN (17405055502)		Commons