Royal Navy North American fleet

Fleet · Great Britain · April 19, 1775 – November 25, 1783

The Royal Navy's North American Station under Graves, Richard Howe, Arbuthnot and Thomas Graves, based at Boston, Halifax and New York.

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Engagements 3

April 19, 1775 – March 17, 1776 Siege of Boston
March 29 – May 12, 1780 Siege of Charleston
September 5, 1781 Battle of the Chesapeake

Movements

April 19, 1775 – March 17, 1776 Boston harbour Siege of Boston Map
March 22, 1776 At sea, the Gulf of Maine (route and date approximate) Map
March 27, 1776 – June 10, 1776 Halifax Map
June 23, 1776 At sea, south of Nantucket (route and date approximate) Map
June 29, 1776 – July 22, 1777 Lower New York Bay and New York harbour Map
July 23, 1777 Sails from Sandy Hook with Howe's army Map
August 2, 1777 At sea, off the Delaware capes (route and date approximate) Map
August 12, 1777 At sea, the mouth of the Chesapeake (route and date approximate) Map
August 25, 1777 Lands the army at Head of Elk Map
September 19, 1777 At sea, the mouth of the Chesapeake (route and date approximate) Map
October 8, 1777 Enters the Delaware Map
November 15, 1777 – June 17, 1778 Reduces Fort Mifflin and opens the Delaware to Philadelphia Map
June 29, 1778 – August 8, 1778 Sandy Hook: guards New York against d'Estaing Map
August 11, 1778 Off Newport; scattered by the storm Map
August 20, 1778 – December 25, 1779 New York Map
December 26, 1779 Arbuthnot sails with Clinton for Charleston Map
January 20, 1780 At sea, off Cape Hatteras (route and date approximate) Map
February 11, 1780 Off Charleston Map
April 8, 1780 – May 12, 1780 Runs past Fort Moultrie into Charleston harbour Siege of Charleston Map
May 28, 1780 At sea, off Cape Hatteras (route and date approximate) Map
June 17, 1780 Back at New York Map
July 25, 1780 – March 8, 1781 Watches the French at Newport from Gardiners Bay Map
March 16, 1781 Battle of Cape Henry Map
April 1, 1781 – August 30, 1781 New York Map
September 5, 1781 Battle of the Chesapeake Battle of the Chesapeake Map
September 20, 1781 – October 18, 1781 Refits at New York Map
October 24, 1781 Arrives off the Chesapeake too late to relieve Yorktown Map
November 1, 1781 – November 25, 1783 New York until the evacuation Map