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The operations of the French fleet under the Count de Grasse in 1781-2 : as described in two contemporaneous journals
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![Plan of the Entrance of Chesapeak [sic] Bay, with James and York Rivers wherein is shown the Respective Positions (in the beginning of October) 1. of the British Army Commanded by Lord Cornwallis, 2. of the American and French Forces under General Washington, 3. and of the French Fleet under Count de Grasse](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Frail.huntington.org%2FIIIF3%2FImage%2F22APN4KVOGIE%2Ffull%2F%5E360%2C%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg&w=750&q=75)
Plan of the Entrance of Chesapeak [sic] Bay, with James and York Rivers wherein is shown the Respective Positions (in the beginning of October) 1. of the British Army Commanded by Lord Cornwallis, 2. of the American and French Forces under General Washington, 3. and of the French Fleet under Count de Grasse
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Kashnor notes, "Exceedingly rare War Plan of the final action in the War of Independence. It shows Cornwallis cooped up in York by the American Army, and in Gloucester by the combined forces of Colonials and French. The French Fleet of thirty-two vessels under De Grasse has closed the entrance to York River, and the French ships under Barras hold the entrance to James River, dominate Fort George, and guard Barwell's Ferry. Only a few copies of this plan are known. The victory of Washington was a terrible blow to England, and it is doubtful whether the publisher sold enough copies to pay for his trouble in engraving. In any case, few people in England would wish to keep the map to remind them of a great failure." Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 152 (on backing).
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A Plan of the Entrance of Chesapeak Bay, with James and York Rivers, wherein are shewn the respective positions (at the beginning of October) 1. Of the British Army Commanded by Lord Cornwallis, at Gloucester and York in Virginia ; 2. of the American and French Forces under General Washington ; 3. and of the French Fleet under Count de Grasse. By an Officer
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The best representation of how the French won the Revolutionary War for America. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving.
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Official documents and interesting particulars of the glorious victory obtained over the French fleet, : on Sunday, June 1, 1794, by the British fleet, under the command of Admiral Earl Howe: illustrated with an accurate engraving of the manœvering and line of battle of the two fleets on that memorable day
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