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.
View on map Fought in American Revolutionary War
Engagements 1
- September 28 – October 19, 1781 Siege of Yorktown
Movements
- July 11, 1780 – August 24, 1781 Newport, Rhode Island Map
- August 28, 1781 At sea, south of Long Island (route and date approximate) Map
- September 6, 1781 At sea, off the Delmarva coast (route and date approximate) Map
- September 10, 1781 Brings the French siege guns into the Chesapeake Map
- September 11, 1781 – October 19, 1781 Lower Chesapeake Bay during the Siege of Yorktown Siege of Yorktown Map
- November 4, 1781 Leaves the Chesapeake Map