The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence

by A. T. Mahan

regains command of Chesapeake Bay, [174];

superseded, 1781, [176].

Arethusa, British frigate. Encounter with French frigate Belle Poule marks beginning of War of 1778 with France, [62], [82].

Armed Neutrality, The, of 1780, [3], [158].

Arnold, Benedict, American General. Effects following his action on Lake Champlain in 1776, [3], [4], [7], [25];

with, Ethan Allen, seizes Ticonderoga and Crown Point, 1775, [8];

captures or destroys all hostile shipping on Lake Champlain, [9];

traverses Maine forests, and joins Montgomery before Quebec, [10];

maintains blockade of Quebec till arrival of a British squadron, [10];

retreats to Crown Point, and destitution of his troops, [11];