The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence

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Author

Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer), 1840-1914

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Produced by Steven Gibbs, William Flis, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net

Language

English

LoC Class

E201: History: America: Revolution (1775-1783)

Subject

France -- History, Naval -- 18th century

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Text

eBook-No.

16602

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16602

Release Date

August 27, 2005

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE MAJOR OPERATIONS OF THE NAVIES IN THE WAR OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE — BY — A.T. MAHAN, D.C.L., LL.D. — CAPTAIN, U.S. NAVY — AUTHOR OF 'THE INFLUENCE OF SEA POWER UPON HISTORY, 1660-1783,' 'THE INFLUENCE OF SEA POWER UPON THE FRENCH REVOLUTION AND EMPIRE, 1783-1812,' 'THE RELATIONS OF SEA POWER TO THE WAR OF 1812,' 'NAVAL STRATEGY' ETC. — WITH PORTRAITS, MAPS, AND BATTLE PLANS — LONDON SAMPSON LOW, MARSTON & COMPANY, LIMITED Overy House, 100 Southwark Street, S.E.
2. 2.PREFACE
3. 3.CONTENTS — INTRODUCTION — CHAPTER I — CHAPTER II — CHAPTER III — CHAPTER IV — CHAPTER V — CHAPTER VI — CHAPTER VII — CHAPTER VIII — CHAPTER IX — CHAPTER X — CHAPTER XI — CHAPTER XII — CHAPTER XIII — CHAPTER XIV — LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS — LIST OF MAPS — LIST OF BATTLE-PLANS — The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence
4. 4.INTRODUCTION — THE TENDENCY OF WARS TO SPREAD
5. 5.CHAPTER I — THE NAVAL CAMPAIGN ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN 1775-1776
6. 6.CHAPTER II — NAVAL ACTION AT BOSTON, CHARLESTON, NEW YORK, AND NARRAGANSETT BAY—ASSOCIATED LAND OPERATIONS UP TO THE BATTLE OF TRENTON 1776
7. 7.CHAPTER III — THE DECISIVE PERIOD OF THE WAR. SURRENDER OF BURGOYNE AND CAPTURE OF PHILADELPHIA BY HOWE. THE NAVAL PART IN EACH OPERATION 1777
8. 8.CHAPTER IV — WAR BEGINS BETWEEN FRANCE AND GREAT BRITAIN. BRITISH EVACUATE PHILADELPHIA. NAVAL OPERATIONS OF D'ESTAING AND HOWE ABOUT NEW YORK, NARRAGANSETT BAY, AND BOSTON. COMPLETE SUCCESS OF LORD HOWE. AMERICAN DISAPPOINTMENT IN D'ESTAING. LORD HOWE RETURNS TO ENGLAND. 1778
9. 9.CHAPTER V — THE NAVAL WAR IN EUROPE. THE BATTLE OF USHANT 1778
10. 10.CHAPTER VI — OPERATIONS IN THE WEST INDIES, 1778-1779. THE BRITISH INVASION OF GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA
11. 11.CHAPTER VII — THE NAVAL WAR IN EUROPEAN WATERS, 1779. ALLIED FLEETS INVADE THE ENGLISH CHANNEL. RODNEY DESTROYS TWO SPANISH SQUADRONS AND RELIEVES GIBRALTAR
12. 12.CHAPTER VIII — RODNEY AND DE GUICHEN'S NAVAL CAMPAIGN IN WEST INDIES. DE GUICHEN RETURNS TO EUROPE, AND RODNEY GOES TO NEW YORK. LORD CORNWALLIS IN THE CAROLINAS. TWO NAVAL ACTIONS OF COMMODORE CORNWALLIS. RODNEY RETURNS TO WEST INDIES
13. 13.CHAPTER IX — NAVAL CAMPAIGN IN WEST INDIES IN 1781. CAPTURE OF ST. EUSTATIUS BY RODNEY. DE GRASSE ARRIVES IN PLACE OF DE GUICHEN. TOBAGO SURRENDERS TO DE GRASSE
14. 14.CHAPTER X — NAVAL OPERATIONS PRECEDING AND DETERMINING THE FALL OF YORKTOWN. CORNWALLIS SURRENDERS 1781
15. 15.CHAPTER XI — NAVAL EVENTS OF 1781 IN EUROPE. DARBY'S RELIEF OF GIBRALTAR, AND THE BATTLE OF THE DOGGER BANK
16. 16.CHAPTER XII — THE FINAL NAVAL CAMPAIGN IN THE WEST INDIES. HOOD AND DE GRASSE. RODNEY AND DE GRASSE. THE GREAT BATTLE OF APRIL 12, 1782
17. 17.CHAPTER XIII — HOWE AGAIN GOES AFLOAT. THE FINAL RELIEF OF GIBRALTAR 1782
18. 18.CHAPTER XIV — THE NAVAL OPERATIONS IN THE EAST INDIES, 1778-1783. THE CAREER OF THE BAILLI DE SUFFREN — GLOSSARY — OF NAUTICAL AND NAVAL TERMS USED IN THE TEXT — INDEX

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