Historical person
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Thomas Graves, based on 5 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.
A major defeat for the British, since it prevented the Royal Navy from reinforcing or evacuating the blockaded forces of General Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown, Virginia, as a result, Cornwallis surrendered his army after the Siege of Yorktown
Crucial naval Battle near the mouth of Chesapeake Bay between a British fleet led by Rear Admiral Sir Thomas Graves and a French fleet led by Rear Admiral Francois Joseph Paul, the Comte de Grasse.
Graves arrived at the mouth of the Chesapeake early on 5 September to see de Grasses fleet at anchor in the bay.
The British leave the sea near Chesapeake to the French & Graves returns to New York
On 13 September de Grasse broke away from the British and returned to the Chesapeake, where de Barras had arrived, Graves returned to New York to organize a larger relief effort; this did not sail until 19 October, two days after Cornwallis surrendered
Admiral
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