The large Booty and Defenceless state of St. Eustatius
Effect of these Conditions upon Rodney
Hood detached to cruise before Martinique
De Grasse arrives there with Twenty Ships-of-the-Line
Indecisive Action between de Grasse and Hood
Criticism of the two Commanders
Junction of Rodney and Hood .
De Grasse attempts Santa Lucia, and Fails
Washington and Rochambeau move upon Cornwallis
The British Fleet under Graves arrives off the Chesapeake
Action between de Grasse and Graves, September 5
Hood's Criticism of Graves's Conduct
The British, worsted, return to New York.
re-enters the Chesapeake, September 11
Cornwallis Surrenders, October 19 .
De Grasse and Hood Return to West Indies