Sir Samuel Hood and the Battle of the Chesapeake [electronic resource] /
Pengelly, Colin.
Gainesville : University Press of Florida,
c2009.
The loss by the British fleet of the Battle of Chesapeeake Bay in 1781 proved to be a turning point in the American Revolutionary War and led to the fall of the major British base at Yorktown. Sir Samuel Hood commanded the British fleet, but he escaped most of the blame for the loss of the battle and ultimately of the colonies.
Hood's early career -- The frigate captain -- The commodore -- The commissioner -- The other side of the Channel -- The flag officer -- The Chesapeake: the forces gather -- The Chesapeake: the battle joiner -- The World turned upside down -- The rise and fall of an admiral -- Appendix 1: The British fleet on 5 September 1781 -- Appendix 2: The French fleet on 5 September 1781.
The loss by the British fleet of the Battle of Chesapeeake Bay in 1781 proved to be a turning point in the American Revolutionary War and led to the fall of the major British base at Yorktown. Sir Samuel Hood commanded the British fleet, but he escaped most of the blame for the loss of the battle and ultimately of the colonies.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-246) and index.
Description based on print version record.
Hood, Samuel Hood, Viscount, 1724-1816
Great Britain. Royal Navy
Admirals
Chesapeake, Battle of the, Va., 1781.