https://www.dailykos.com/news/BattleoftheChesapeake News Community Action Copyright 2005 - Steal what you want Mon, 27 Jan 2020 04:41:08 +0000 Mon, 27 Jan 2020 04:41:08 +0000 Daily Kos rss@dailykos.com (Daily Kos) Daily Kos rss@dailykos.com (Daily Kos) https://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/9/5/1418774/-The-Battle-of-the-Chesapeake <p>On September 5, 1781, 234 years ago today, a French Fleet engaged a British Fleet in the Battle of Chesapeake Bay, also know as the The Second Battle of the Virgina Cape. This sea battle was what secured the Americans victory in the American Revolution.</p> <p>Every American school kid knows that the American Revolution ended when General Cornwallis surrendered to Washington at Yorktown, but what they don't hear is that this was but a part of a World War that was fought on five continents. From India, to Gibraltar, to West Indies, a war raged between the British on one hand and the Dutch, French and Spaniards on the other. After the Seven Years War, the British had gained control of Canada, Florida, Gibraltar and the Caribbean islands of Grenada and the Grenadines. Ever since then the loser in the war, France and Spain, had been hankering for a rematch. When the colonies openly revolted in 1776 they saw their opportunity. In the early years much of thier effort was covert. &nbsp;Spain sent money and France more boldly sent much-needed engineers and experienced commanders.</p> <p>Read on to find out how a Spaniard and a Frenchman won the American Revolution.</p> rss@dailykos.com (se portland) AmericanRevolution BattleoftheChesapeake de Grasse deGrasse FranciscoSaavedra NavalHistory ThomasGravesHistory Yorktown _1418774 Sat, 05 Sep 2015 19:52:48 +0000