Battle of Cape Henry

The Battle of Cape Henry was a naval battle in the American War of Independence which took place near the mouth of Chesapeake Bay on 16 March 1781 between a British squadron under Vice-admiral Mariot Arbuthnot and a French squadron under Admiral Charles René Dominique Sochet, Chevalier Destouches. Destouches, based in Newport, Rhode Island, had sailed for the Chesapeake as part of a joint operation with the Continental Army to oppose the British army of Brigadier General Benedict Arnold that was active in Virginia.

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1781  Wikimedia, Wikidata
naval battle, France, Kingdom of Great Britain, United States, 

USCGC Cuyahoga, 

• Three Decks page^@
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Location: 37.15, -75.152, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1781 Battle of Cape Henry

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Conquerant at Cape Henry

Conquerant at Cape Henry (cropped)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1781	Battle of Cape Henry	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 Tills	destroyer escort, Cannon-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
commons	image		Conquerant at Cape Henry		Commons
commons	image		Conquerant at Cape Henry (cropped)		Commons