About this episode
British Admiral Augustus Keppel and French Admiral Louis Guillouet, the comte d'Orvilliers lead fleets into the Atlantic. Each hope to destroy the other's fleet. After a relatively inconclusive battle at sea both battered fleets return to port. Disputes between top officers end careers on both sides. British Admirals Keppel and Palliser create a rift that divides naval officers and political leaders for a generation. Visit my site at https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com for more text, pictures, maps, and sources on this topic. Book Recommendation of the Week: Syrett, David The Royal Navy in European Waters During the American Revolutionary War , Univ. of South Carolina Press, 1998 Online Recommendation of the Week: The Trial of the Honourable Augustus Keppel, Admiral of the Blue Squadron: At a Court Martial , https://archive.org/details/trialhonourable00blangoog Follow the podcast on Twitter @AmRevPodcast Join the Facebook group , or follow the Facebook Page for American Revolution Podcast. American Revolution Podcast mail list: https://mailchi.mp/d3445a9cd244/american-revolution-podcast-by-michael-troy Support this podcast on Patreon or via PayPal . Find more books at https://bookshop.org/shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices