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NavalHistory https://www.dailykos.com/news/NavalHistory News Community Action Copyright 2005 - Steal what you want Mon, 27 Jan 2020 04:41:23 +0000 Mon, 27 Jan 2020 04:41:23 +0000 Daily Kos rss@dailykos.com (Daily Kos) Daily Kos rss@dailykos.com (Daily Kos) The Battle of the Chesapeake https://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/9/5/1418774/-The-Battle-of-the-Chesapeake 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. 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.  Spain sent money and France more boldly sent much-needed engineers and experienced commanders. Read on to find out how a Spaniard and a Frenchman won the American Revolution. rss@dailykos.com (se portland) AmericanRevolution BattleoftheChesapeake de Grasse deGrasse FranciscoSaavedra NavalHistory ThomasGravesHistory Yorktown _1418774 Sat, 05 Sep 2015 19:52:48 +0000 Morning Open Thread: Dr Jill Biden Named Sponsor of Newest Submarine - USS Delaware https://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/11/25/1162791/-Morning-Open-Thread-Dr-Jill-Biden-Named-Sponsor-of-Newest-Submarine-USS-Delaware <blockquote>   Good Morning Kossacks and Welcome to Morning Open Thread (MOT)</blockquote> We're known as the MOTley Crew and you can find us here every morning at 6:30 Eastern. Feel free to volunteer to take a day - permanently or just once in awhile. With the auto-publish feature you can set it and forget it. Sometimes the diarist du jour shows up much later, that's the beauty of Open Thread...it carries on without you! Just let us know in the comments. Click on the MOT - Morning Open Thread ♥ if you'd like us to show up in your stream every day. <center><a href="http://s379.photobucket.com/albums/oo232/jaxnonnie/Page%20Dividers/?action=view%C2%A4t=imagesqtbnANd9GcR2NY3g5huOSOHQnweCN.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/oo232/jaxnonnie/Page%20Dividers/imagesqtbnANd9GcR2NY3g5huOSOHQnweCN.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></center> Navy Secretary Ray Mabus announced on November 19, 2012 that the Navy's next Virginia-class attack submarine, whose construction will begin in 2013, will be named the USS Delaware and Dr. Jill Biden will be the sponsor.   <a href="http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=15694"> ~ DoD News Release</a> Secretary Mabus said the Navy names its ships for states and other places in America in order to serve as a visible representation of America in every port around the world and that there is “always a strong connection between the people of a state and the ship that bears its name.”  Mabus added that the name honors the great contributions and support Delaware has given the military through the years and pays homage to the state’s more than two centuries of naval heritage.   <blockquote>“I chose the name Delaware to honor the long-standing relationship between the Navy and our nation’s first state,” said Mabus.  “It has been too long since there has been a USS Delaware in the fleet and this submarine will remind future deployed service members and state residents of their strong ties and many shared values for decades to come.”</blockquote>         rss@dailykos.com (JaxDem) DrJillBiden JoiingForces MOT MOT-MorningOpenThread NavalHistory NavySecretaryRayMabus Recommended Rescued USSDelaware _1162791 Sun, 25 Nov 2012 11:30:05 +0000