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The Struggle for Sea Power: A Naval History of the
Sam Willis
John Barry
Tim McGrath
Give Me a Fast Ship
Tim McGrath
The Royal Navy in European Waters During the Ameri
David Syrett
Ships of the American Revolutionary Navy
Mark Lardas
Sea Power and the American Revolution
Alfred Thayer Mahan
The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of A
Alfred Thayer Mahan
Navies and the American Revolution 1775-1783
Robert Gardiner
If By Sea
George C. Daughan
Blue Jackets of '76
Willis John Abbot
Ships and Seamen of the American Revolution
Jack Coggins
Benedict Arnold's Navy
James L. Nelson
American Privateers of the Revolutionary War
Angus Konstam
George Washington's Great Gamble : And the Sea Bat
James Nelson
Naval Warfare in the Age of Sail
Bernard Ireland
Marines in the Revolution: a History of the Contin
Charles Smith
Naval Battles In The American Revolutionary War
André Geraque Kiffer
The British Navy in the Caribbean
John D. Grainger
Blue Water Patriots
James M. Volo
Sea of Glory
Nathaniel Philbrick
Fighting at Sea in the Eighteenth Century
Sam Willis
John Paul Jones and the Birth of the American Navy
Sarah Crickard
Blue Jackets of '76. a History of the Naval Battle
Willis J[ohn] 1863-1934 [
The U.S. Navy
Craig L. Symonds
Valcour
Jack Kelly
Sea Raiders of the American Revolution
E. Gordon Bowen-Hassell
Battles and Honours of the Royal Navy
David A. Thomas
A History of the Royal Navy
Martin Robson
The Age of the Ship of the Line
Jonathan R. Dull
Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolu
Eric Jay Dolin
The French Navy and American Independence
Jonathan R. Dull
The Record of Connecticut Men in the Military and
Henry Phelps Johnston
British battles on land and sea
James Grant
Navies of the American Revolution
Antony Preston
The Battle of Valcour Bay
Scott Ingram
Naval Documents of the American Revolution: Americ
United States. Naval Hist
Battles of the British Navy
Joseph Allen
The Great Battles of the British Navy
Charles Rathbone Low
Rebels Under Sail
William M. Fowler
Naval Documents of the American Revolution
United States. Naval Hist

Naval Warfare during the American Revolution

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Naval warfare during the American Revolution played a critical role in the conflict's outcome, involving both the Continental Navy and privateers against the formidable British Royal Navy. The American forces, although smaller and less equipped, utilized hit-and-run tactics, disrupting British supply lines and capturing merchant vessels. Key engagements included the battles of Valcour Island, Chesapeake Bay, and the daring raids led by John Paul Jones. French naval support, culminating in the decisive Battle of the Chesapeake in 1781, was instrumental in trapping British forces at Yorktown, leading to their surrender. Naval actions were vital in maintaining supply routes, securing American waters, and ultimately contributing to the colonies' victory and independence.

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