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|date=5 September 1781 | |date=5 September 1781 | ||
|place=Near | |place=Near [[Chesapeake Bay]], {{Wiki|British America}} | ||
|result=Strategic French victory | |result=Strategic French victory | ||
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|commanders1=*[[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] | |commanders1=*[[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] | ||
*[[François Joseph Paul de Grasse|Comte de Grasse]] | *[[François Joseph Paul de Grasse|Comte de Grasse]] | ||
Revision as of 22:19, 25 July 2013
The Battle of the Chesapeake, also known as the Battle of the Virginia Capes or Battle of the Capes, was a naval battle in the American Revolutionary War.
The battle took place near Chesapeake Bay on 5 September 1781, and saw the combined forces of the Assassin vessel the Aquila and the French fleet under François Joseph Paul de Grasse fight against a British fleet under Sir Thomas Graves.
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