The French recapture St. Eustatius in late 1781, just as the French fleet under Admiral De Grasse returns from Yorktown. With the arrival of the fleet, the French also capture St. Kitts. Admiral Rodney and Admiral Hood join together to defeat the French fleet at the battle of the Saintes. Just as that battle is coming to an end, the Spanish, using American privateers capture the Bahamas.

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Book Recommendation of the Week: Rodney and the Breaking of the Line, by Peter Trew.

Online Recommendation of the Week: The Life and Correspondence of the Late Admiral Lord Rodney, Vol. 2, edited by Godfrey Mundy: https://archive.org/details/lifecorresponden02munduoft

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