HMS Intrepid (1770)
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HMS Intrepid was a 64-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 4 December 1770 at Woolwich. She was sold in 1828.
HMS Intrepid's bow as painted in 1774 by Joseph Marshall
Intrepid's stern, painted in 1774 by Joseph Marshall
Battle of the Chesapeake
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The Battle of the Chesapeake, also known as the Battle of the Virginia Capes or simply the Battle of the Capes, was a fleet action which took place near the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay on 5 September
HMS Intrepid (1770)
…Dutch East Indies. The ship's master on this journey was John Hunter, later an admiral and the second Governor of New South Wales. She took part in the Battle of the Chesapeake in 1781. Intrepid and Chichester captured the advice-brig Serin off San Domingo on 31 July 1794. The Royal Navy took her into service as HMS Serin…
The French and British lines of battle during the battle
Comte de Grasse, painted by Jean-Baptiste Mauzaisse
Sir Thomas Graves, painted by Thomas Gainsborough
The surrender of Cornwallis' army at Yorktown on 19 October 1781