subentries
operations and movements of78
and loss of convoy to Indies21
and French naval forces15
seizure of van Bylandt convoy15
depredations on Dutch ships12
operations in and around Boston Harbor12
strength and condition of12
and seizures of Dutch ships10
blockades French at Newport8
and loss of America's naval stores7
disadvantages of operating in Amer. waters7
ships cruise off New England6
and Franco-Spanish fleet5
and seizure of Charleston5
and Spanish naval forces5
to increase efforts on Amer. coast5
and French and Spanish navies4
compared with French Navy4
condition and strength of4
distressed conditions in4
rumored sale of Amer. masts to4
superiority on Amer. coast4
Americans forced to serve in3
circular letter from Amer. Commissioners on sailing of3
convoy captured off Portugal3
fleets suffer disasters on way to Georgia3
strength of, discussed in Continental Congress3
Amer. prisoners impressed into2
and Battle of Chesapeake2
and rules for the Continental Navy2
burning of revenue schooner Gaspee
2
conduct of officers and sailors2
congress sent book on vessels of2
evacuation necessary for Anglo-Amer. truce2
expected reinforcements for2
Franco-Spanish fleet superior to2
importance of naval stores to2
intercepted by French fleet off Scilly Islands2
lawsuit over murdered officer2
men of war patrol Chesapeake Bay2
rumored effort to obtain ships from foreign navies2
sends ships up the Hudson River2
sickness and disorder on ships of2
squadron under Banks patrols Nantasket Roads2
strength and deployment of2
transports sent for evacuation of Charleston2
action against Dutch at the Doggerbank1
Adm. Byron's fleet in Plymouth, England1
American success against1
American “volunteers” in1
Amer. prisoners as volunteers in1
and Aitken's attempts to burn royal dockyards in England1
and Ansell Nickerson murder case1
and attempted relief of Cornwallis1
and exchange of prisoners of war1
and French recapture of St. Eustatius1
and seizure of sloop Liberty
1
Anglo-Dutch peace treaty and Dutch possessions taken by1
capture of portion of French East Indian fleet1
captures French transports1
captures in Chesapeake Bay1
captures vessels importing flour into Boston1
committee of Congress appointed to record hostile acts of1
consumption of Amer. beef by1
Córdoba unable to force battle with channel fleet1
cruise of Capt. Whipple against1
cruise of John Paul Jones against1
danger to merchant ships from, less in winter1
defeat of French at Saints Passage1
depredations of, in New England1
depredations on U.S. trade1
discreditable behavior, of Admiral Montagu1
Dutch naval force proposed for Amer. waters to protect commerce against1
entertained by Hutchinson1
evacuation of, from U.S. in event of truce1
evacuation of New York and Charleston and1
“fleet” appears in Boston Harbor1
fleet at Portsmouth, England1
fleet in N.Y. weakened by French attacks1
fleet sails from Spithead1
floating batteries sent into Delaware River1
force insufficient to conquer U.S.1
in French and Indian War1
JA compares with French Navy1
Jamaican base destroyed by hurricane1
legal obligation to take ships going to or from U.S.1
men of war patrol Delaware Bay1
neglects defense of North America1
off Halifax and Newfoundland1
operations after evacuation of Boston1
operations against Dutch fleet1
orders interception of the South Carolina
1
position and strength of1
preoccupation with taking prizes1
protection of Baltic trade by1
pursues French vessels into Delaware Bay1
reaction to Bonhomme Richard squadron1
reported defeated by French in West Indies1
reported Russian reinforcements for1
Rockingham ministry's command changes1
seeks to stop and search Swedish convoy1
seizure of Dutch merchant fleet (1779)1
squadron bombards and burns Falmouth (Portland), Maine1
threat to French colonies1
vessels on U.S. coast hinder trade with Europe1
Vice Adm. Graves' fleet in Boston Harbor1
will intensify efforts under new ministry1
works at Portsmouth, Va., and slaves abandoned1
See also: names of particular battles, officers, and ships