Also on this date in 1968, McDonnell Douglas delivers its 3,000th "Phantom"
Posted on 09/05/2017 7:45:05 AM PDT by fugazi
1781: The Royal Navy fleet commanded by Rear Admiral Sir Thomas Grave's Royal fleet clashes with Comte de Grasse's French armada at the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay. The navies fight each other at close range for two hours before the British disengage and sail for New York. The French victory traps Lt. Gen. Lord Corwallis' army at Yorktown, preventing their reinforcement or evacuation and ultimately contributing to Cornwallis' surrender in October.
1813: Off the coast of Maine, the brig USS Enterprise spots HMS Boxer and the two vessels begin maneuvering to attack. Boxer's captain Samuel Blyth declares "We are going to fight both ends and both sides of this ship as long as the ends and the sides hold together." Blyth is killed in the opening barrage, and in less than 30 minutes, his ship is wrecked. A mortally wounded Capt. William Burrows refuses to accept Blyth's sword and orders it sent back to the English captain's family. The two captains are buried side by side during an elaborate funeral in Portland.
1862: U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, Charles F. Adams (the son of President John Quincy Adams and grandson of Pres. John Adams), informs the British government that sending ironclad warships to aid the Confederacy would lead to war.
1939: As Germany fights its way across Poland
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Also on this date in 1968, McDonnell Douglas delivers its 3,000th "Phantom"
If Cornwallis is resupplied, it could have meant the end of the American revolution, or at least an lengthy continuation. If the French can stop the Royal Navy, it assures the success of the American Revolution—great story, exciting and true.
Yorktown battlefield is well worth the visit, if just for it's beauty alone on the knoll above the York river. The Colonial Parkway, a lovely drive in and of itself, connects Yorktown with Williamsburg and Jamestown.
While visiting Yorktown, one should stop by the monument commemorating the French sacrifice there, and say a prayer of thanksgiving. We owe an eternal debt to the French for their aid. And of course God's hand guided our revolution, our path to victory marked with His many divine "coincidences" and interventions. We owe Him the greatest thanks of all.
I was just recently there. Awesome experience.
It’s William H Allen that shot down the 5 HE 111’s
It took John McCain a lot longer to become a Soviet Ace.
Agree with your comments about Yorktown. Wonderful place.
The monument there lists the names of all the Americans who died there, by state.
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