British naval forces in North America and the West Indies were weaker Cause_change_of_strength than the combined Cause_to_amalgamate fleets of France and Spain , and , after some critical decisions Deciding and tactical missteps by British naval commanders , the French fleet of Paul de Grasse gained Getting control Control over Chesapeake Bay , blockading Cornwallis from naval support and delivering Sending additional land forces to blockade him on land .

British naval forces in North America and the West Indies were weaker Cause_change_of_strength than the combined Cause_to_amalgamate fleets of France and Spain , and , after some critical decisions Deciding and tactical missteps by British naval commanders , the French fleet of Paul de Grasse gained Getting control Control over Chesapeake Bay , blockading Cornwallis from naval support and delivering Sending additional land forces to blockade him on land .

British naval forces in North America and the West Indies were weaker Cause_change_of_strength than the combined Cause_to_amalgamate fleets of France and Spain , and , after some critical decisions Deciding and tactical missteps by British naval commanders , the French fleet of Paul de Grasse gained Getting control Control over Chesapeake Bay , blockading Cornwallis from naval support and delivering Sending additional land forces to blockade him on land .

Clinton and Cornwallis engaged in a public war of words defending Defending their roles in the campaign , and British naval command also discussed Communication the navy 's shortcomings that led to Causation the defeat .

the initial joint Collaboration special operations command Control force , task force ranger , was a collaboration Collaboration of various elite special forces Causation units from the united states army special operations command , the air force special operations command , and the united states naval special warfare command Control .

Allied naval and land-based tactical air units also attacked Attack Japan during 1945 .

Amphibious landings at Utah were undertaken Action by United States Army troops , with sea transport Military_operation , mine sweeping , and a naval bombardment force provided Supply by the United States Navy and Coast Guard as well as elements from the British , Dutch and other Allied navies .

The initial plan Arranging was to push Denmark to accept Agree_or_refuse_to_act that German land , naval and air forces could use Using Danish bases , but Adolf Hitler subsequently demanded Request that both Norway and Denmark be invaded Attack .

In addition , Australian historians have been critical of the limited air and naval support Supporting allocated Dispersal to support Supporting operations on the island between October 1944 and the end of the war .

On April 21 , 1898 , after the sinking of in Havana Harbor and prior to its declaration of war on April 25 , the United States launched Process_start a naval blockade of the Spanish colony island of Cuba , off its southern coast of the peninsula of Florida .

The presence of a small British naval squadron in the region rendered Causation this plan impractical and additional British reinforcements under Rear-Admiral Sir John Borlase Warren and Lieutenant Colonel George Airey strengthened the defenders to the point that sallies could be made Action against French offensive positions .

despite a number of naval actions and one significant land engagement , the siege dragged on Change_event_time inconclusively for the summer and early autumn of 1801 , and when the first articles of the treaty of amiens were signed Sign_agreement in october , the town was still under tuscan control Control , although the provisions of the final agreement , signed Writing in march 1802 , granted Preventing_or_letting the island to france .

The pursuit of `` Goeben '' and `` Breslau was a naval action that occurred Coming_to_be in the Mediterranean Sea at the outbreak Process_start of the First World War when elements of the British Mediterranean Fleet attempted Hold to intercept the German `` Mittelmeerdivision '' consisting of the battlecruiser and the light cruiser .

The Action of 16 October 1799 was a minor naval engagement Hostile_encounter during the French Revolutionary Wars between a squadron of British Royal Navy frigates and two frigates of the Spanish Navy close to the Spanish naval port of Vigo in Galicia .

The Action of 16 October 1799 was a minor naval engagement Hostile_encounter during the French Revolutionary Wars between a squadron of British Royal Navy frigates and two frigates of the Spanish Navy close to the Spanish naval port of Vigo in Galicia .

The reason for the presence of the American land and naval force in Korea was to support Supporting an American diplomatic delegation sent Sending to establish Building trade and political relations with the peninsular nation , to ascertain Check the fate of the merchant ship `` General Sherman '' , and to establish Building a treaty assuring aid for shipwrecked sailors .

As U.S. agitators for war well knew Know , U.S. naval power would prove decisive , allowing Preventing_or_letting expeditionary forces to disembark Arriving in Cuba against a Spanish garrison already facing Perception_active nationwide Cuban insurgent attacks Attack and further wasted Expend_resource by yellow fever .

The Raid on Batavia of 27 November 1806 was an attempt by a large British naval force to destroy Destroying the Dutch squadron based on Java in the Dutch East Indies that posed Causation a threat to British shipping in the Straits of Malacca .

SAS elements , then embarked on HMS `` Hermes '' , were tasked Request with eliminating the airfield , with naval support from the Type 22 frigate HMS `` Broadsword '' as `` Hermes '' defensive escort and the County class destroyer HMS `` Glamorgan '' to provide naval gunfire support with its Mark 6 4.5 inch guns .

SAS elements , then embarked on HMS `` Hermes '' , were tasked Request with eliminating the airfield , with naval support from the Type 22 frigate HMS `` Broadsword '' as `` Hermes '' defensive escort and the County class destroyer HMS `` Glamorgan '' to provide naval gunfire support with its Mark 6 4.5 inch guns .

during the night of 14 may , two westland sea king unk helicopters of 846 naval air squadron , part of the commando helicopter force , departed Departing with 45 members of d squadron on board .

The siege was part of a plan to isolate the Republic from its hinterland , and co-ordinated with Olivare 's naval war spearheaded by the Dunkirkers , to economically choke the Dutch Republic .

The Action Response of 22 January 1809 was a minor naval engagement Hostile_encounter fought Hostile_encounter off the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe during the Napoleonic Wars Hostile_encounter .

The Indian Ocean raid Attack ( known in Japan as Operation C ) was a naval sortie carried out Action by the Imperial Japanese Navy ( IJN ) from 31 March to 10 April 1942 .

Japanese aircraft carriers under Admiral Chūichi Nagumo struck Attack Allied shipping and naval bases around Ceylon , but failed to locate Placing and destroy Destroying the British Eastern Fleet .

The capture Conquering of the island was a significant blow to French power in the region , eliminating Destroying an important naval base and denying safe harbours to French shipping Self_motion in the region .

Australia expressed Expressing_publicly concern about Japan 's growing naval power and it was agreed Agree_or_refuse_to_act that the British government would consult Communication Australia when negotiating Communication renewal of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance .

The sinking Motion_directional of the Cunard ocean liner RMS `` Lusitania '' occurred Coming_to_be on Friday , 7 May 1915 during the First World War , as Germany waged submarine warfare Hostile_encounter against the United Kingdom which had implemented Action a naval blockade of Germany .

The midget submarine attacks Attack and subsequent bombardments Attack are among the best-known examples of Axis naval activity Hostile_encounter in Australian waters during World War II , and are the only occasion in history when either city has come Arriving under attack Attack .

Nevertheless , the Japanese troops successfully occupied Control Tulagi and began Process_start the construction Building of a small naval base .

over the next several months , the japanese established Creating a naval refueling , communications , and seaplane reconnaissance base on tulagi and the nearby islets of gavutu and unk , and in july 1942 began Process_start to build Building a large airfield on nearby guadalcanal .

The Action of 26 July 1806 was a minor naval engagement Hostile_encounter of the Napoleonic Wars Hostile_encounter fought Hostile_encounter off the southern coast of the island of Celebes in the Dutch East Indies .

The battle Hostile_encounter has been called Name_conferral the largest naval battle in history in terms of numbers involved .

The Sinking Catastrophe of USS `` Housatonic '' on 17 February 1864 during the American Civil War was an important turning Change point in naval warfare .

In addition to the canal crossing , Egypt laid Placing a successful naval blockade against Israel in the Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea .

Operation Albion was the codename for the German air , land and naval operation Military_operation in October 1917 to occupy Control the West Estonian Archipelago , part of the Autonomous Governorate of Estonia , Russian Republic .

The land campaign opened Openness with landings at the Tagalaht , Saaremaa on 12 October 1917 , after extensive naval operations to clear Emptying mines and subdue Conquering coastal artillery batteries .

over the next 24 hours , six lsts sank Killing , 163 naval personnel died Death and 396 were injured Bodily_harm .

A press blackout was enforced Action and naval personnel were ordered Request not to talk Telling about the incident .

The Action of 18 October 1806 was a minor naval engagement Hostile_encounter during the Napoleonic Wars , fought Hostile_encounter between the British Royal Navy frigate HMS `` Caroline '' and a Dutch squadron at the entrance to Batavia harbour on Java in the Dutch East Indies .

The Union blockade in the American Civil War was a naval strategy by the United States to prevent Preventing_or_letting the Confederacy from trading .

The Action of 9 November 1822 was a naval battle Hostile_encounter fought Hostile_encounter between the United States Navy schooner and a squadron of three pirate schooners off the coast of Cuba during the Navy 's West Indies anti-piracy operation Military_operation .

The naval Battle Hostile_encounter of Les Formigues ( Catalan ) took place Process_start probably in the early morning of 4 September 1285 near Les Formigues Islands , Catalonia , about 85 km northeast of Barcelona , when a Catalan-Sicilian galley fleet commanded Control by Roger of Lauria defeated Conquering a French and Genoese galley fleet commanded Control by Guilhem de Lodeva , Henry di Mari , and John de Orrea .

The accounts Statement agree that it happened Presence at night , which was unusual for medieval naval battles , but suited Lauria who was skilled at night-fighting .

The Battle Hostile_encounter of Sulci was a naval battle Hostile_encounter fought Hostile_encounter in 258 BC between the Roman and Carthaginian navies on the coast near the town of Sulci , Sardinia .

In response to the Japanese landings Self_motion , a United States Navy aircraft carrier task force including the carriers and `` Lexington '' struck Attack the invading Japanese naval forces with carrier aircraft on 10 March .

The hostilities opened Openness on 26 July with a swift Swedish naval attack Attack against the Norwegian gunboats at Hvaler .

The vessels in the Swedish archipelago fleet were heavier than their Norwegian counterparts and not could catch Motion up with the retiring Norwegian naval fleet .

The Java campaign of 1806–1807 was a minor campaign during the Napoleonic Wars by British Royal Navy forces against a naval squadron of the Kingdom of Holland , a client state of the French Empire , based on the island of Java in the Dutch East Indies .

Seeking to eliminate any threat to valuable British merchant convoys passing through the Malacca Straits , Rear-Admiral Sir Edward Pellew determined Deciding in early 1806 that the Dutch naval forces based at Java , which included several ships of the line and three frigates , had to be defeated to ensure British dominance in the region .