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The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence

CHAPTER V
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THE NAVAL WAR IN EUROPE.

THE BATTLE OF USHANT 1778 Admirals Keppel and D'Orvilliers put to Sea from Portsmouth and Brest 82 Instructions given to the French Admiral 83 Preliminary Manoeuvres after the two Fleets had sighted one another 83 The Battle of Ushant 84 A Drawn Battle.

The respective Losses 91 The Significance of the Battle in the fighting Development of the British Navy 93 The "Order of Battle" 93 The Disputes and Courts Martial in Great Britain arising from the Battle of Ushant 94 Keppel Resigns his Command 97.


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