Battle of Cape Henry

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The Battle of Cape Henry was a 1781 naval engagement off the Virginia coast between British and French fleets that influenced control of Chesapeake Bay during the American Revolutionary War.

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Battle of Cape Henry canonical 3

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instanceOf military engagement ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Action off Cape Henry ⓘ
belligerent Kingdom of France ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
campaign Virginia campaign of 1781 ⓘ
linked to: Virginia campaign
combatant French Navy ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
commander Des Touches ⓘ
Marriott Arbuthnot ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
country United States (Virginia coast) ⓘ
date 16 March 1781 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of the Chesapeake ⓘ
geographicalContext Virginia Capes region ⓘ
hasCasualties British casualties ⓘ
French casualties ⓘ
hasParticipant British fleet under Admiral Marriott Arbuthnot ⓘ
French fleet under Admiral Des Touches ⓘ
historicalSignificance contributed to the evolving balance of naval power off the American coast in 1781 ⓘ
influenced subsequent French and British naval deployments in the Chesapeake ⓘ
influencedBy French decision to support American forces in the southern theater ⓘ
involves artillery combat between ships ⓘ
frigates ⓘ
ships of the line ⓘ
location Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
near Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
off Cape Henry, Virginia ⓘ
notableFor early 1781 contest for Chesapeake naval dominance ⓘ
naval maneuvering off the Virginia capes ⓘ
objective control of access to Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
support to land operations in Virginia ⓘ
outcome strategic French objective of aiding American forces not fully achieved ⓘ
partOf American Revolutionary War ⓘ
naval operations off the American east coast ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1780) ⓘ
relatedTo French naval intervention in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
Siege of Yorktown ⓘ
result tactical British victory ⓘ
strategicEffect affected naval situation off Virginia in 1781 ⓘ
influenced control of Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
theater North American theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
timePeriod 18th century ⓘ
Age of Sail ⓘ
year 1781 ⓘ

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Mariot Arbuthnot → notableEvent → Battle of Cape Henry ⓘ
subject linked to: Admiral Mariot Arbuthnot