French West Indies fleet

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French naval formation naval fleet

The French West Indies fleet was the French naval force under Admiral de Grasse that sailed from the Caribbean to North America and played a decisive role in securing American independence by defeating the British at the Battle of the Chesapeake in 1781.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
French Navy under Admiral de Grasse	1
French Navy under François Joseph Paul de Grasse	1
French West Indies fleet canonical	1
French naval forces in the West Indies	1

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	French naval formation ⓘ naval fleet ⓘ
alliedWith	Continental Army ⓘ French forces under Comte de Rochambeau ⓘ surface form: French expeditionary army under Rochambeau United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
areaOfOperations	Caribbean Sea ⓘ Atlantic coast of North America ⓘ surface form: North American Atlantic coast
baseOfOperations	Antilles ⓘ surface form: French West Indies
belligerentSide	France ⓘ
commander	François Joseph Paul de Grasse ⓘ surface form: Admiral de Grasse François Joseph Paul de Grasse ⓘ
conflict	Atlantic campaign of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ surface form: American Revolutionary War naval operations
contributedTo	American independence ⓘ
country	Kingdom of France ⓘ
dateOfBattle	1781 ⓘ
engagementType	naval warfare ⓘ
era	Age of Sail ⓘ
flagshipCommander	François Joseph Paul de Grasse ⓘ
historicalSignificance	decisive in the outcome of the Yorktown campaign ⓘ major factor in the defeat of Great Britain in North America ⓘ
notableAction	blockaded British forces at Yorktown ⓘ transported French troops and supplies to North America ⓘ
operatedBy	French Navy ⓘ
opposedCommander	Admiral Thomas Graves ⓘ
opposedForce	Royal Navy ⓘ surface form: British Royal Navy
participatedIn	Battle of the Chesapeake ⓘ Battle of the Chesapeake ⓘ surface form: Battle of the Virginia Capes
partOf	French West Indies fleet self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: French naval forces in the West Indies
resultOfKeyEngagement	French naval victory at the Chesapeake ⓘ
roleInBattleOfTheChesapeake	defeated the British fleet ⓘ
sailedFrom	Caribbean ⓘ
sailedTo	North America ⓘ
strategicEffect	enabled Franco-American siege of Yorktown ⓘ prevented British relief of Yorktown ⓘ secured control of Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
supportedOperation	Siege of Yorktown ⓘ
theater	American Revolutionary War ⓘ American Revolutionary War ⓘ surface form: War of the American Independence
timePeriod	late 18th century ⓘ
yearOfKeyCampaign	1781 ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of the Chesapeake → fleet → French West Indies fleet ⓘ

British Army under Cornwallis → defeatedBy → French West Indies fleet ⓘ

this entity surface form: French Navy under François Joseph Paul de Grasse

French West Indies fleet → partOf → French West Indies fleet self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: French naval forces in the West Indies

French forces under Comte de Rochambeau → coordinatedWith → French West Indies fleet ⓘ

this entity surface form: French Navy under Admiral de Grasse