Chesapeake, Battle of the, Va., 1781

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Name (Hebrew)
קרב צ'ספיק, וירג'יניה, 1781
Name (Latin)
Chesapeake, Battle of the, Va., 1781
Name (Arabic)
معركة تشيزبيك، 1781
Other forms of name
Capes, Battle of the, Va., 1781
Chesapeake Capes, Battle of the, Va., 1781
Virginia Capes, Battle of the, Va., 1781
Coordinates
-75.53916667 -75.53916667 36.9675 36.9675 (gooearth )
See Also From tracing place name
United States
Virginia
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q1419459
Library of congress: sh2008008311
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: 2008044557: Pengelly, C. Sir Samuel Hood and the Battle of the Chesapeake, 2009.
  • Wikipedia, Oct. 22, 2008(Battle of the Chesapeake; also known as Battle of the Virginia Capes or simply Battle of the Capes; naval battle in the American Revolutionary War which took place near the mouth of Chesapeake Bay on Sept. 5, 1781 betw. a British fleet led by Rear-Adm. Sir Thomas Graves and a French fleet led by Rear-Adm. the Comte de Grasse)
  • Myrevolutionarywar.com, Oct. 22, 2008(Battle of Chesapeake Capes; Sept. 5, 1781 at Chesapeake Bay, Va.; also known as Battle of the Virginia Capes; crucial naval battle in the Revolutionary War; occurred near the mouth of Chesapeake Bay between a British fleet led by Rear Adm. Thomas Graves and French fleet led by Rear Adm. Comte de Grasse)