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Database: Saintes Passage :
Saintes Passage.
Other names:
What:
Naval battle, 9-12 Apr 1782, Adm. De Grasse vs. *Adm. George Rodney
Where:
15.756 -61.503, Saintes Passage
Maps: [map notes]
- 15.756 -61.503, Saintes Passage
- Google Aerial or hybrid.
- MultiMap
- MSN
- DMA Explorer, EC JRC Digital Atlas. Scripts must not be disabled. Click on cross-hairs to zoom in. Close window to return.
- Confidence: 4
Sources:
- Boatner, p.1186, 1237.
- Piers Mackesy, War for America, Published 1993,
U of Nebraska Press, p.321, 455, 458-459, 472, 498, 509.
- C. S. Forrester, "The Battle of the Saintes", American Heritage Magazine, June 1958, Volume 9, Issue 4.
- Battle of the Saintes, Answers.com. 12 April 1782.
- Admiral Lord George Rodney, First Baron Rodney 1719-1792, Royal-Navy.mod.uk,.
- Battle of the Saintes, from Wikipedia.
- Edward Cust, Annals of the Wars of the Eighteenth Century, 1862, J. Murray. P.324-330.
- Encyclopędia Americana,Published 1851, Mussey & co. p.249. John Clerk of Eldin, inventor of the tactic of "breaking the line", first used by Rodney.
- Alfred Thayer Mahan, The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence, 1913. P.97-109, The Final Naval Campaign In The West Indies. Hood And De Grasse. Rodney And
De Grasse. The Great Battle Of April 12, 1782. Regrettably, no illustrations included.
- Alfred Thayer Mahan, The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783, 1889. P.212-228, "Events In The West Indies After The Surrender Of Yorktown--Encounters Of De
Grasse With Hood.--The Sea Battle Of The Saints.--1781, 1782."
- Snippet from Thomas Jefferys, Composite: West Indies, 1775, image 4723024 from David Rumsey Historical Map Collection at DavidRumsey.com:
Saintes Passage
- Timothy Neeno, "War Comes to the Islands: The American Revolutionary War in the Caribbean
- John Knox Laughton, From Howard to Nelson: Twelve Sailors, Published 1899
Lawrence and Bullen, ltd. Rodney, p.275-317
- Godfrey Basil Mundy, The Life and Correspondence of the Late Admiral Lord Rodney, Vol. II, Published 1830, J. Murray
- Edward Shippen, "De Grasse and Rodney. A.D. 1782", Naval Battles, Ancient and Modern, Published 1883, J.C. McCurdy & co.
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RevWar75
listing 4/9 - 12/1782 Saints Passage Saints Passage. British victory.
Related sites: St. Kitts, Brimstone Hill, Frigate Bay Nevis, Fort Charles
Submitted by: John Robertson
Confidence level: 4
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