French squadron at Newport
Squadron · France · July 11, 1780 – November 4, 1781
The French squadron that carried Rochambeau's army; under de Barras it brought the siege artillery to Yorktown.
Recorded for American Revolutionary War.
Engagements 1
Movements
- Newport, Rhode Island · map
- At sea, south of Long Island (route and date approximate) · map
- At sea, off the Delmarva coast (route and date approximate) · map
- Brings the French siege guns into the Chesapeake · map
- Lower Chesapeake Bay during the Siege of Yorktown (Siege of Yorktown) · map
- Leaves the Chesapeake · map