Battle of Cape Henry

By Jesse Russell

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles The Battle of Cape Henry was a naval battle in the American War of Independence which took place near the mouth of Chesapeake Bay on 16 March 1781 between a British squadron led by Vice Admiral Mariot Arbuthnot and a French fleet under Admiral Charles Ren Dominique Sochet, Chevalier Destouches. Destouches, based in Newport, Rhode Island, had sailed for the Chesapeake as part of a joint operation with the Continental Army to oppose the British army of Brigadier General Benedict Arnold that was active in Virginia.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 5510567945
• ISBN13: 9785510567946
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Book on Demand Ltd.
• Length: 126 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.8" x 8.3"