Battle of the Chesapeake

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The Battle of the Chesapeake was a pivotal 1781 naval engagement of the American Revolutionary War in which the French fleet blocked British relief forces, directly enabling the American victory at Yorktown.

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instanceOf battle of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of the Virginia Capes ⓘ
belligerent France ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ
blocked entrance to Chesapeake Bay for British fleet ⓘ
campaign Yorktown campaign ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Yorktown
combatantCommanderSide François Joseph Paul de Grasse – French side ⓘ
Samuel Hood – British side ⓘ
Thomas Graves – British side ⓘ
commander François Joseph Paul de Grasse ⓘ
Samuel Hood ⓘ
linked to: Admiral Samuel Hood

Thomas Graves ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
countryInvolved Kingdom of France ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
date 5 September 1781 ⓘ
datePrecision single-day engagement ⓘ
era Age of Sail ⓘ
fleet French West Indies fleet ⓘ
Royal Navy fleet from New York ⓘ
followedBy Siege of Yorktown surrender of British forces ⓘ
geographicContext off Cape Henry and Cape Charles, Virginia ⓘ
historicalSignificance decisive naval engagement securing American independence ⓘ
one of the most important naval battles of the 18th century ⓘ
location Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
off the Virginia Capes ⓘ
navalPower demonstrated rising French naval strength against Britain ⓘ
navalTactic line of battle ⓘ
notableFor coordination between French naval forces and allied land forces ⓘ
partOf American Revolutionary War ⓘ
precededBy French capture of Tobago ⓘ
prevented British relief of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown ⓘ
region Chesapeake Bay approaches ⓘ
result British fleet repulsed ⓘ
French victory ⓘ
strategic Franco-American victory ⓘ
shipsInvolvedApprox 19 British ships of the line ⓘ
24 French ships of the line ⓘ
strategicConsequence British army at Yorktown cut off from sea-based relief ⓘ
contributed directly to the end of major operations in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
enabled Franco-American victory at the Siege of Yorktown ⓘ
supportedOperation Siege of Yorktown ⓘ
supportedSide American revolutionaries ⓘ
Continental Army ⓘ
tacticalOutcome inconclusive ship losses but strategic French success ⓘ
theater North American theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
year 1781 ⓘ

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French Navy → engagedInBattle → Battle of the Chesapeake ⓘ
Siege of Yorktown → precededBy → Battle of the Chesapeake ⓘ
Battle of the Chesapeake → alsoKnownAs → Battle of the Virginia Capes ⓘ
linked to: Battle of the Chesapeake
François Joseph Paul de Grasse → notableWork → Battle of the Chesapeake ⓘ
The Saints → precededBy → Battle of the Chesapeake ⓘ
Battle of Fort Royal → followedBy → Battle of the Chesapeake ⓘ
Battle of St. Kitts → precededBy → Battle of the Chesapeake ⓘ
Battle of the Saintes → precededBy → Battle of the Chesapeake ⓘ
Battle of Martinique (1780) → followedBy → Battle of the Chesapeake ⓘ
Battle of Cape Henry → followedBy → Battle of the Chesapeake ⓘ
French West Indies fleet → participatedIn → Battle of the Chesapeake ⓘ
French West Indies fleet → participatedIn → Battle of the Virginia Capes ⓘ
linked to: Battle of the Chesapeake
Anglo-American naval warfare → notableEngagement → Battle of the Chesapeake ⓘ
Cape Henry → battleNearby → Battle of the Capes (1781 naval battle off the Virginia Capes) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of the Chesapeake
Anglo-French War (1778–1783) → majorBattle → Battle of the Chesapeake (1781) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of the Chesapeake
Caribbean theatre of the American Revolutionary War → notableBattle → Battle of the Chesapeake–Caribbean convoy actions ⓘ
linked to: Battle of the Chesapeake
Ville de Paris → tookPartIn → Battle of the Chesapeake ⓘ
subject linked to: French flagship Ville de Paris