Instructions given to the French Admiral [83]

Preliminary Manœuvres after the two Fleets had sighted one another [83]

The Battle of Ushant [84]

A Drawn Battle. The respective Losses [91]

The Significance of the Battle in the fighting Development of the British Navy [93]

The "Order of Battle" [93]

The Disputes and Courts Martial in Great Britain arising from the Battle of Ushant [94]

Keppel Resigns his Command [97]

CHAPTER VI

OPERATIONS IN THE WEST INDIES, 1778-1779. THE BRITISH INVASION OF GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA