by Willis, Sam
strategic situation ref1
truce ref1
Boston, siege of ref1
American whaleboat attacks ref1
burning of the Diana ref1
boats secured ref1
British supply route ref1
Boston (American frigate) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
Boston Massacre ref1
Boston Port Act, 1774 ref1
Boston Tea Party ref1, ref2, ref3
retribution ref1
Bouillé, marquis de ref1
Boulton, Captain ref1
Bowen, Jabez ref1
Boyne, HMS ref1, ref2
Brandywine, battle of ref1, ref2n
Brest ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8
Bricole (60 gun) ref1
Bristol, HMS ref1
Britannia, HMS ref1
British Army, supply problem ref1
Broughton, Nicholas ref1
Brown, John ref1, ref2
Bruce, James ref1
Bucklin, Joseph ref1
Bunker Hill, battle of ref1n, ref2, ref3
Burgoyne, John
advance to Lake George ref1, ref2
arrival in America ref1
background ref1
battle of Saratoga ref1
Champlain campaign ref1
isolated ref1
Lake Champlain fleet ref1
naval support ref1, ref2
and Philadelphia campaign ref1
surrender ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Burke, Edmund ref1
Bushnell, David ref1
Byron, Rear-Admiral John ref1
arrival in Caribbean ref1
Atlantic crossing ref1
battle for Grenada ref1
challenge ref1
resignation ref1
Cádiz ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10
Cambridge ref1, ref2
campaigns, maritime aspects ref1
camp-followers ref1
Canada, threat to America ref1
Canadian campaign, 1775–6 ref1, ref2
American attack on Quebec ref1
American withdrawal ref1, ref2
Arnold’s advance on Quebec ref1
bateaux ref1
British fleet arrives at Montreal ref1
capture of the George ref1
crossing of the St Lawrence ref1
disease ref1
evacuation of ref1
fall and evacuation of Montreal ref1
fall of Fort Ticonderoga ref1
fall of Montreal ref1
importance ref1
intelligence ref1
invasion authorised ref1
invasion plan ref1, ref2
limited British naval resources ref1
relief of Quebec ref1
Schuyler’s advance ref1
transport boats ref1
Cantin, Don Caudron ref1
Cape Henry, battle off ref1, ref2
Cape St Vincent ref1
Cape Town ref1, ref2
Cape Verde islands ref1
Capture Act, 1775 ref1
captures
American ref1, ref2
British ref1, ref2, ref3
convoys ref1
French ref1, ref2
Rodney’s treasure fleet ref1
Spanish ref1
Caribbean, the ref1, ref2, ref3
American gunpowder trade ref1, ref2
arrival of French sea power ref1
battle of St Lucia ref1, ref2
battle of the Saintes ref1
Blane’s health reforms ref1, ref2
British campaign, 1782 ref1
British holdings ref1
British invasion of St Lucia ref1, ref2
British losses ref1
British sea power ref1, ref2
British supply shortage ref1
Byron’s arrival in ref1
condition of British fleet ref1, ref2
conditions ref1, ref2
construction of British fleet ref1
crisis ref1
disease ref1, ref2, ref3
Dutch holdings ref1, ref2, ref3
Franco-Spanish campaign, 1781 ref1, ref2
French campaign, 1780 ref1, ref2
French confidence ref1
French holdings ref1
French invasion of Dominica ref1
French opening actions ref1
Grasse arrives in ref1
Hotham’s arrival in ref1
island vulnerability ref1
Leeward Islands station ref1
lull in operations, 1780 ref1
privateer operations ref1
privateers and privateering ref1
Rodney leaves ref1
Rodney’s force ref1
Rodney’s arrival in ref1
Rodney’s return to ref1
St Eustatius campaign ref1, ref2
sea power in ref1, ref2
slaves ref1
Spanish campaign, 1780 ref1, ref2
Spanish holdings ref1
storm, 1780 ref1
strategic importance ref1
strategic situation, 1778 ref1
strategic situation, 1779 ref1
strategic situation, 1781 ref1
and threat of war ref1
weather ref1
wind system ref1
Carleton, Guy ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9
Carlisle, Earl of, peace commission ref1
Carlos III, King of Spain ref1
Carlton, HMS ref1, ref2
Castle William ref1
Castries, marquis de ref1
casualties
battle of the Saintes ref1
disease ref1, ref2
Dogger Bank ref1
Lexington and Concord ref1
New York campaign ref1
powder house raids ref1
Savannah ref1, ref2
St Lucia ref1
Ushant ref1
Catherine the Great, empress of Russia ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
Centre International de la Mer, France ref1
Centurion, HMS ref1
César (French 74-gun) ref1
Ceuta ref1
Champlain, Lake ref1, ref2
American command ref1
American defences ref1, ref2
American firepower ref1
battle of Valcour Island ref1
British aims ref1
British firepower ref1
British vessels hauled to ref1
caissons ref1
construction of American fleet ref1, ref2
construction of British fleet ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
manning and arming British fleet ref1
pontoon bridge ref1, ref2
road cut ref1
strategic importance ref1, ref2
Sugar-Loaf Hill ref1
Champlain, Lake, campaign
advance to Lake George ref1, ref2
battle of Saratoga ref1
British advance to Skenesborough ref1
British supply lines ref1
Burgoyne’s fleet ref1
Burgoyne’s surrender ref1, ref2
Burgoyne’s voyage south ref1
camp-followers ref1
Indians ref1
paroles ref1
strategic situation, July 1777 ref1
Charles III, King of Spain ref1, ref2
Charleston
evacuation of, 1782 ref1n
naval defence ref1
raid on ref1, ref2
strategic importance ref1
Charleston campaign ref1
American planning and preparations ref1
American surrender ref1
Ashley River crossing ref1
British Army march on ref1
British batteries ref1
British crossing of the bar ref1
British envelopment completed ref1
British fleet’s arrival ref1
Brit
ish forces ref1
British reinforcements ref1
British seamanship ref1
British voyage to ref1
comparison with French siege of Savannah ref1
defence of the bar ref1
fireships ref1
Fort Moultrie ref1, ref2, ref3
impact of ref1
naval defences ref1, ref2
planning and preparation ref1
shoals ref1
weather delays ref1
Charon, HMS ref1, ref2
Chase, Samuel ref1
Chassault, comte de ref1
Chesapeake, battle of the ref1, ref2, ref3
Chesapeake Bay ref1, ref2
Arnold’s invasion of ref1, ref2
Washington crosses ref1
Chesterfield, Earl of ref1
chevaux de frise ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Cleveley, Robert ref1
Clinton, George ref1
Clinton, Henry ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7
arrival in America ref1
Charleston campaign ref1, ref2, ref3
relationship with Arbuthnot ref1, ref2, ref3
Clinton, James ref1
Clintons, battle of the ref1
Clocheterie, Lieutenant ref1
Closen, Baron Ludwig von ref1
Coercive Acts ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Coit, William ref1
Colburn, Reuben ref1
Collier, Captain Sir George ref1
arrival at Penobscot ref1
Chesapeake raids ref1
diary ref1
impact of ref1
replaces Gambier ref1
colonies ref1n
coastline ref1
Columbus (American armed ship) ref1, ref2
Committee of Secret Correspondence ref1
Committees of Safety ref1n
communication, slowness of ref1
Company of Caracas ref1
competence, visibility of ref1, ref2
conciliation strategy, the Howes ref1
Concord ref1
British advance on ref1
engagement at ref1
Concorde (French frigate) ref1
Congress (American frigate) ref1, ref2
Connecticut, Collier’s raids ref1
Connecticut State Navy ref1, ref2, ref3
Conquérant (French warship) ref1
Conqueror, HMS ref1
Constitution, the ref1
Continental Army
decline ref1
evacuation of Long Island ref1
formation ref1
regiment of mariners ref1
strength ref1
Washington commander-in-chief ref1, ref2
Continental Congress ref1
first, 1774 ref1
second ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Continental Navy ref1
administration ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
birth of ref1
captures ref1
Charleston campaign ref1, ref2, ref3
competition with privateers ref1
creation of ref1
as declaration of independence ref1, ref2
disagreement over formation ref1
early failures ref1
early successes ref1
expectations of ref1
export of revolution ref1
first British warship captured ref1
first combat ref1
first guns ref1
first ship commissioned ref1
flags ref1, ref2
funding ref1
losses, 1779 ref1
Marine Committee ref1
officers ref1
origins ref1
Penobscot expedition ref1; see also Bagaduce, battle of
political implication of formation ref1
problems facing ref1
punishments ref1
quality of vessels ref1
shipbuilding programme ref1
strategic situation, 1776–77 ref1
strategic value ref1
strength ref1
supporters of formation ref1n
threat of ref1
weakness of leadership ref1
convoy captures ref1
Conyngham, Gustavus ref1, ref2, ref3
Cooper River ref1, ref2
coppering ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Córdova, Don Luis de ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Cormorant, HMS ref1, ref2
Cornwallis, General, Charles
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battle of Princetown ref1
British failure to support ref1
naval support ref1, ref2
occupation of Yorktown ref1
pursuit of Washington ref1
ships available at Yorktown ref1
surrender at Yorktown ref1, ref2, ref3
Trenton counter-attack ref1
at Yorktown ref1
Yorktown escape attempt ref1
Cornwallis, Jemima ref1
Crown Point ref1, ref2
Cuba ref1
Cuddalore, battle of ref1, ref2
customs service ref1
Dacres, James ref1
Dalling, John ref1
Dana, Francis ref1
Danish navy ref1, ref2
Darby, Vice-Admiral George ref1, ref2, ref3
d’Arce, Don Antonio ref1
Dartmouth ref1
Dartmouth, Lord ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
Dawes, Richard ref1
Dead River ref1
Deane, Silas ref1, ref2n, ref3, ref4
Declaration of Independence, dissemination ref1
Defence (American privateer) ref1
Delaware ref1n
Delaware (American frigate) ref1, ref2, ref3
Delaware River ref1
American boats ref1, ref2
blockade ref1
British evacuation ref1
British failure to take ref1
British open ref1
defences ref1, ref2, ref3
d’Estaing’s fleet enters ref1, ref2
ice floes ref1, ref2
natural obstacles ref1
Washington crossings ref1
Washington’s retreat across ref1
Washington’s Trenton campaign ref1
Denmark ref1, ref2
Derby, John ref1
d’Estaing, comte ref1, ref2
abandons the Caribbean ref1
American expectations of ref1
and American–Indian relations ref1
arrival at the Delaware ref1, ref2
arrival in Boston ref1
Atlantic crossing ref1, ref2
Barbados operation ref1
battle for Grenada ref1
battle of St Lucia ref1, ref2
blockade of New York ref1, ref2
career ref1
in the Caribbean ref1, ref2, ref3
departure from American shores ref1
energy ref1
engagement at Narragansett Bay ref1, ref2
fleet’s operational capability declines ref1
Howe’s pursuit of ref1
incompetence ref1
leaves Boston ref1
leaves Newport ref1
lessons from failure of ref1
opposition to ref1
return to France ref1
run for Martinique ref1
Savannah campaign ref1
seamanship ref1
Washington and ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
Diana, HMS ref1
diaries ref1
Collier ref1
Pasley ref1
Rochambeau’s expedition ref1, ref2
women travellers ref1
Digby, Rear-Admiral Robert ref1, ref2
disease ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Dogger Bank, battle of ref1, ref2
Dominica ref1, ref2
D’Orvilliers, comte ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6
Douglas, Cap
tain Charles ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Drake, Francis ref1
Drake, HMS ref1
Druid, HMS ref1
Dudingston, Lieutenant William ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Duff, Vice-Admiral Robert ref1, ref2, ref3
Dumas, Charles ref1
Duncan, Henry ref1, ref2, ref3n
Dunlap broadside, the ref1
Dunmore, John Murray, Earl of ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4n, ref5
Durham boats ref1
Dutch Antilles ref1
Dutch East India Company ref1
Dutch navy ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8
Dutch–French relationship ref1
Eagle, HMS ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
East India Company ref1, ref2, ref3
Effingham (American galley) ref1, ref2
Egypt ref1, ref2
Eliott, General George ref1, ref2, ref3
Ellison, Joseph ref1
Elphinstone, George ref1, ref2
English Channel, Franco-Spanish campaign, 1781 ref1
English Channel, Franco-Spanish campaign, 1782 ref1
English Channel, Franco-Spanish invasion campaign, 1799
challenge ref1
date ref1
disease ref1
Franco-Spanish fleet off Plymouth ref1, ref2
Franco-Spanish fleet returns home ref1
impact of ref1
quality of French contingent ref1
quality of Spanish contingent ref1
rendezvous ref1, ref2
signalling systems ref1
strength ref1, ref2
Enterprise (former HMS George) ref1
Enterprise, HMS ref1
Esopus ref1
Europe, balance of power ref1
Falmouth, bombardment of ref1, ref2n
Fame, HMS ref1
Fanshawe, Robert ref1
Fénix (Spanish warship) ref1
ferries ref1, ref2
Ferrol ref1, ref2, ref3
fire-rafts, chains ref1
fireships ref1n, ref2, ref3
First Rate man of war, gunpowder stock ref1
flags
‘Betsy Ross’ Stars and Stripes ref1
colonial navies ref1
Continental Navy ref1, ref2
Grand Union flag ref1, ref2
Pennsylvania State Navy ref1
Flamand (French ship) ref1
Flamborough Head, battle off ref1, ref2
flatboats ref1, ref2
fleet command, difficulty of ref1
Florida ref1, ref2
Floridablanca, conde de ref1, ref2
foreign trade, American ports opened to ref1
Formidable, HMS ref1
Fort Chambly ref1
Fort Clinton, attack on ref1, ref2
Fort Edward ref1
Fort Mercer, defence of ref1
Fort Mifflin ref1
Fort Montgomery ref1, ref2
Fort Moultrie, Charleston ref1
Fort Nelson, raid on ref1
Fort Panmure ref1
Fort St Jean ref1
Fort Ticonderoga ref1
American defences ref1
fall of ref1
Fort Western ref1
Fowey, HMS ref1
Fox, Charles James ref1
Fox, HMS ref1
France
advantage ref1
alliance with Americans ref1
alliance with Austria ref1