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Mutual dependence of seaports and fleets
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329
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CHAPTER IX.
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Course of Events from the Peace of Paris to 1778.—Maritime War Consequent upon the American Revolution.—Sea Battle off Ushant.
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French discontent with the Treaty of Paris
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330
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Revival of the French navy
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331
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Discipline among French naval officers of the time
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332
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Choiseul's foreign policy
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333
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Domestic troubles in Great Britain
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334
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Controversies with the North American colonies
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334
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Genoa cedes Corsica to France
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334
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Dispute between England and Spain about the Falkland Islands
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335
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Choiseul dismissed
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336
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Death of Louis XV.
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336
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Naval policy of Louis XVI.
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337
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Characteristics of the maritime war of 1778
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338
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Instructions of Louis XVI. to the French admirals
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339
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Strength of English navy
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341
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Characteristics of the military situation in America
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341
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The line of the Hudson
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342
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Burgoyne's expedition from Canada
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343
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Howe carries his army from New York to the Chesapeake
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343
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Surrender of Burgoyne, 1777
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343
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American privateering
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344
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Clandestine support of the Americans by France
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345
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Treaty between France and the Americans
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346
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Vital importance of the French fleet to the Americans
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347
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The military situation in the different quarters of the globe
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347
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Breach between France and England
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350
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Sailing of the British and French fleets
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350
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Battle of Ushant, 1778
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351
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Position of a naval commander-in-chief in battle
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353
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CHAPTER X.
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Maritime War in North America and West Indies, 1778–1781.—Its Influence upon the Course of the American Revolution.—Fleet Actions off Grenada, Dominica, and Chesapeake Bay.
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D'Estaing sails from Toulon for Delaware Bay, 1778
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359
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British ordered to evacuate Philadelphia
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359
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Rapidity of Lord Howe's movements
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360
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D'Estaing arrives too late
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360
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Follows Howe to New York
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360
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Fails to attack there and sails for Newport
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361
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Howe follows him there
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362
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Both fleets dispersed by a storm
|
362
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D'Estaing takes his fleet to Boston
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363
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Howe's activity foils D'Estaing at all points
|
363
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D'Estaing sails for the West Indies
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365
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The English seize Sta. Lucia
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365
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Ineffectual attempts of D'Estaing to dislodge them
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366
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D'Estaing captures Grenada
|
367
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Naval battle of Grenada, 1779; English ships crippled
|
367
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D'Estaing fails to improve his advantages
|
370
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Reasons for his neglect
|
371
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French naval policy
|
372
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English operations in the Southern States
|
375
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D'Estaing takes his fleet to Savannah
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375
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His fruitless assault on Savannah
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376
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D'Estaing returns to France
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376
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Fall of Charleston
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376
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De Guichen takes command in the West Indies
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376
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Rodney arrives to command English fleet
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377
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His military character
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377
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First action between Rodney and De Guichen, 1780
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378
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Breaking the line
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380
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Subsequent movements of Rodney and De Guichen
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