Sir Samuel Hood and the Battle of the Chesapeake

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Florida A&M University, Tallahassee Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton Florida Gulf Coast University, Ft. Myers Florida International University, Miami Florida State University, Tallahassee New College of Florida, Sarasota University of Central Florida, Orlando University of Florida, Gainesville University of North Florida, Jacksonville University of South Florida, Tampa University of West Florida, Pensacola University Press of Florida Sir Samuel Hood and the Battle of the Chesapeake New Perspectives on Maritime History and Nautical Archaeology Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood. Line engraving published by William Bent. Courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery, London. Sir Samuel Hood and the Battle of the Chesapeake Colin Pengelly Foreword by James C. Bradford and Gene A. Smith, series editors University Press of Florida Gainesville/Tallahassee/Tampa/Boca Raton Pensacola/Orlando/Miami/Jacksonville/Ft. Myers/Sarasota Copyright 2009 by Colin Pengelly Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper All rights reserved 13 12 11 10 09 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Pengelly, Colin. Sir Samuel Hood and the Battle of the Chesapeake/Colin Pengelly; foreword by James C. Bradford and Gene A. Smith. p. cm.—(New perspectives on maritime history and nautical archaeology) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8130-3313-6 (alk. paper); ISBN 978-0-8130-3878-0 (e-book) 1. Chesapeake, Battle of the, Va., 1781. 2. Hood, Samuel Hood, Viscount, 1724–1816—Military leadership. 3. Admirals—Great Britain—Biography. 4. Great Britain. Royal Navy—History—Revolution, 1775–1783. 5. United States—History—Revolution, 1775–1783—Naval operations, British. 6. United States—History—Revolution, 1775–1783—British forces. I. Title. II. Series. E241.C515P46 2009 973.3'379–dc22 2008044557 The University Press of Florida is the scholarly publishing agency for the State University System of Florida, comprising Florida A&M University, Florida Atlantic University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Florida International University, Florida State University, New College of Florida, University of Central Florida, University of Florida, University of North Florida, University of South Florida, and University of West Florida. University Press of Florida 15 Northwest 15th Street Gainesville, FL 32611-2079 www.upf.com ...