sail-of-the-line

By this time the British admiral had been reinforced to a strength of 13 sail-of-the-line, but he was still desperately short of frigates, those vital “eyes of the fleet.”

THE CAMPAIGNS OF NAPOLEON DAVID G. CHANDLER 1966

By this time the British admiral had been reinforced to a strength of 13 sail-of-the-line, but he was still desperately short of frigates, those vital “eyes of the fleet.”

THE CAMPAIGNS OF NAPOLEON DAVID G. CHANDLER 1966

He was at last successful; and on August 28 the wished-for fleet, {111} a powerful collection of twenty-eight sail-of-the-line, with frigates, reached Chesapeake Bay.

The Wars Between England and America T. C. Smith

Clinton, aware at last of his danger, sailed with every vessel he could scrape together, and approached the bay on October 24 with twenty-five sail-of-the-line and 7,000 men; but it was too late.

The Wars Between England and America T. C. Smith

For the first time England engaged France in a purely naval war; and for the only time France was sufficiently strong in sail-of-the-line {99} to meet England on equal terms.

The Wars Between England and America T. C. Smith

As a third part of the combination, the French squadron from Newport put to sea, bringing eight more sail-of-the-line, which, added to De Grasse's, would overmatch any

The Wars Between England and America T. C. Smith

Admiral Graves, who had succeeded Admiral Arbuthnot in the command of the British fleet on the American station, was then lying at New York with seven sail-of-the-line; but two of his ships had been damaged in a cruise near Boston and were under repair.

Life and Times of Washington Schroeder, J. F. 1903

Admiral Graves, therefore, without waiting for his two ships which were under repair, put to sea on the 31st of August with nineteen sail-of-the-line and steered to the southward.

Life and Times of Washington Schroeder, J. F. 1903

Meanwhile Count de Grasse, with 3,000 troops on board, sailed from Cape Francois with a valuable fleet of merchantmen, which he conducted out of danger, and then steered for Chesapeake Bay with twenty-eight sail-of-the-line and several frigates.

Life and Times of Washington Schroeder, J. F. 1903

While Clinton continued off the Chesapeake, the French fleet, consisting of thirty-six sail-of-the-line, satisfied with the advantage already gained, lay at anchor in the bay without making any movement whatever.

Life and Times of Washington Schroeder, J. F. 1903