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The Virginia navy in the Revolution : Hampton's Commodore James Barron and his fleet /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tormey, James
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Charleston, S.C. : History Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Barron, James, > 1740-1787.
United States > Revolution, 1775-1783.
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Naval operations.
Virginia > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Naval operations.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Colonial tidewater
  • Rifle balls fly in Hampton
  • Dunmore retreats to Norfolk
  • A navy and crucial intelligence
  • Building a navy
  • The spirit of Hampton
  • Men and missions
  • Captain Harris and the Mosquito
  • Daring Atlantic raiders
  • Patrolling and shipbuilding
  • British defeat at Saratoga
  • Gallant men of the navy
  • French naval operations
  • Support from Hampton
  • Duel in the bay
  • The British strike Virginia
  • Admiral Collier's raid
  • Losses and a new administration
  • The strain of war increases
  • The Leslie raid
  • Benedict Arnold strikes at Virginia
  • Jefferson versus Arnold
  • Lafayette and the British invasion
  • The spread of destruction
  • Cornwallis invades Virginia
  • Blockading the Chesapeake Bay
  • Yorktown
  • Finally, a treaty and peace
  • Afterward
  • The contribution of a patriot.