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 Maritime struggle transferred from the continent to West Indies

 De Grasse sails for the islands

 French expedition against the island of St. Christopher, January, 1782

 Hood attempts to relieve the garrison

 Manoeuvres of the two fleets

 Action between De Grasse and Hood

 Hood seizes the anchorage left by De Grasse

 De Grasse attacks Hood at his anchorage

 Hood maintains his position

 Surrender of the garrison and island

 Merits of Hood's action

 Criticism upon De Grasse's conduct

 Rodney arrives in West Indies from England

 Junction of Rodney and Hood at Antigua

 De Grasse returns to Martinique

 Allied plans to capture Jamaica

 Rodney takes his station at Sta. Lucia

 The French fleet sails and is pursued by Rodney

 Action of April 9, 1782

 Criticism upon the action

 The chase continued; accidents to French ships

 The naval battle of the Saints, April 12, 1782

 Rodney breaks the French line

 Capture of the French commander-in-chief and five ships-of-the-line

 Details of the action

 Analysis of the effects of Rodney's manoeuvre

 Tactical bearing of improvements in naval equipment

 Lessons of this short naval campaign

 Rodney's failure to pursue the French fleet

 Examination of his reasons and of the actual conditions

 Probable effect of this failure upon the conditions of peace

 Rodney's opinions upon the battle of April 12

 Successes achieved by Rodney during his command

 He is recalled by a new ministry

 Exaggerated view of the effects of this battle upon the war

 Subsequent career of De Grasse

 Court-martial ordered upon the officers of the French fleet

 Findings of the court

 De Grasse appeals against the finding

 He is severely rebuked by the king

 Deaths of De Grasse, Rodney, and Hood