Taking advantage of local assistance he successfully flanked Attack the American position outside the town , captured Conquering a large portion of Major General Robert Howe 's army , and drove Influence the remnants to retreat Escaping into South Carolina .

The British Channel Fleet under Admiral Lord Howe attempted to prevent Preventing_or_letting the passage of a vital French grain convoy from the United States , which was protected by the French Atlantic Fleet , commanded by Rear-Admiral Villaret-Joyeuse .

During the battle , Howe defied Agree_or_refuse_to_act naval convention by ordering his fleet to turn Motion towards the French and for each of his vessels to rake and engage their immediate opponent .

In the aftermath of the battle both fleets were left shattered Destroying ; in no condition for further combat , Howe and Villaret returned Motion to their home ports .

Despite losing Earnings_and_losses seven of his ships of the line , Villaret had bought Commerce_buy enough time for the French grain convoy to reach Arriving safety unimpeded by Howe 's fleet , securing a strategic success .

After British Lieutenant General William Howe sailed Self_motion with most of his army from New York City in July , Sullivan recognized Know that the British position on Staten Island was vulnerable , and planned Arranging an attack Attack .

The siege then settled Resolve_problem down again to more of a blockade , but the final defeat Conquering for the allies came when a crucial British relief Assistance convoy under Admiral Richard Howe slipped Motion through the blockading fleet and arrived at Arriving the garrison in October 1782 .

The Channel Fleet , commanded Control by Lord Howe , knew Know of the convoy Patrolling 's passage , and dispatched Sending squadrons to protect Defending British commerce while pursuing Aiming Villaret himself with the main body of the Royal Navy 's Channel Fleet .

For over a week the two battlefleets manoeuvred Practice around one another , Villaret drawing Bringing Howe deeper westwards into the Atlantic and away from the convoy Patrolling .

Two partial but inconclusive fleet actions on 28 and 29 May followed , during which Howe seized Conquering the weather gage from Villaret , granting Giving him freedom to choose Choosing the time and place of his next attack Attack .

This final engagement Hostile_encounter saw Howe use the weather gage to attack Attack Villaret directly while his opponent attempted to fight Hostile_encounter in a traditional line of battle Hostile_encounter formation .

Forcing Preventing_or_letting Villaret to retreat Escaping , Howe 's force captured Conquering seven French battleships , one of which later sank Motion_directional , and inflicted Causation 7,000 casualties Death on the enemy .

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