<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Chesapeake" id="mwUA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Battle of the Chesapeake">Battle of the Chesapeake</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War" id="mwUQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="American Revolutionary War">American Revolutionary War</a>: The British Navy is repelled by the French Navy, contributing to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Yorktown" id="mwUg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Siege of Yorktown">British surrender at Yorktown</a>.