Battle of Chesapeake Bay

Chesapeake Bay · Warfare / American War of Independence

Defeats the British enabling 16,000 Continental & Allied troops to besiege Yorktown

Chesapeake Bay · Warfare / American War of Independence

Lands a French Fleet in Chesapeake Bay

Chesapeake Bay · Warfare / American War of Independence

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

Chesapeake Bay · Warfare / American War of Independence

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.

Chesapeake Bay · Warfare / American War of Independence

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.

Chesapeake Bay · Warfare / American War of Independence

Defeats the British fleet in the Battle of the Chesapeake, draws away the British forces and blockades the coast until Lord Cornwallis surrenders, ensuring the independence of the United States of America