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|name=Battle of the Chesapeake | |name = Battle of the Chesapeake | ||
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|image=[[File:ACIII-BattleofChesapeake 7.png|300px]] | |image = [[File:ACIII-BattleofChesapeake 7.png|300px]] | ||
|conflict=[[American Revolutionary War]] | |conflict = [[American Revolutionary War]] | ||
|date=5 September 1781 | |date = 5 September 1781 | ||
|place=Near [[Chesapeake Bay]], {{Wiki|British America}} | |place = Near [[Chesapeake Bay]], {{Wiki|British America}} | ||
|result=Strategic French victory | |result = Strategic French victory | ||
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|side1=*[[Assassins]] | |side1 = *[[Assassins]] | ||
*[[French Navy]] | *[[French Navy]] | ||
|side2=*[[Royal Navy]] | |side2 = *[[Royal Navy]] | ||
|commanders1=*[[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] | |commanders1 = *[[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] | ||
*[[François Joseph Paul de Grasse|Comte de Grasse]] | *[[François Joseph Paul de Grasse|Comte de Grasse]] | ||
|commanders2=*{{Wiki|Thomas Graves, 1st Baron Graves|Sir Thomas Graves}} | |commanders2 = *{{Wiki|Thomas Graves, 1st Baron Graves|Sir Thomas Graves}} | ||
*{{Wiki|Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood|Sir Samuel Hood}} | *{{Wiki|Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood|Sir Samuel Hood}} | ||
|forces1=The ''[[Aquila]]'' plus 24 ships of the line with 1,542 guns | |forces1 = The ''[[Aquila]]'' plus 24 ships of the line with 1,542 guns | ||
|forces2=19 ships of the line with 1,410 guns | |forces2 = 19 ships of the line with 1,410 guns | ||
|casual1=220 killed or wounded<br>2 ships damaged | |casual1 = 220 killed or wounded<br>2 ships damaged | ||
|casual2=90 killed<br>246 wounded<br>5 ships damaged<br>1 ship scuttled}} | |casual2 = 90 killed<br>246 wounded<br>5 ships damaged<br>1 ship scuttled}} | ||
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 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]]. | ||
Revision as of 19:53, 3 August 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 Navy under François Joseph Paul de Grasse fight against a British fleet under Sir Thomas Graves.
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