Jul 6, 2026 · 6 min · 9 segments
After six long, bloody years, the American fight for freedom was at a crossroads. To end the Revolutionary War and bring King George to the negotiating table, the rebels needed a knockout punch. They…
Robert OrrisonGuest
Greene knew he would likely lose the North Carolina battle, but that was okay because he could sustain losses, whereas his opponent, British General Charles Cornwallis, isolated from his supply lines, could not.
There, he could rest his men and wait to be resupplied or evacuated by the British fleet.
This made perfect sense that the British controlled the waters in the Chesapeake Bay.
Washington sent desperate letters to the admiral of that fleet, the Comte de Grasse.
The American general had a single request, sail your ships to the Chesapeake Bay.
Greene knew he would likely lose the North Carolina battle, but that was okay because he could sustain losses, whereas his opponent, British General Charles Cornwallis, isolated from his supply lines, could not.
There, he could rest his men and wait to be resupplied or evacuated by the British fleet.
This made perfect sense that the British controlled the waters in the Chesapeake Bay.
Washington sent desperate letters to the admiral of that fleet, the Comte de Grasse.
The American general had a single request, sail your ships to the Chesapeake Bay.
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