General John Sullivan's Diplomacy
General John Sullivan was in control of many things. The weather was not one of them. Neither was the Comte d’Estaing. He was the French Admiral in charge of the fleet sent to aid General Sullivan in re-taking Newport, Rhode Island from the British. No one questioned General Sullivan’s bravery. A goodly number questioned his diplomacy.
The Great Storm which arrived in August of 1778 wrought destruction of the tents, food and ammunition which American troops under General Sullivan had amassed upon Aquidneck Island in the middle of Narragansett Bay. The Americans were left stranded without the help of the French fleet, whose ships were nearly destroyed in the huge tempest.
General Nathanael Greene and General James Varnum brought Continentals
The Great Storm which arrived in August of 1778 wrought destruction of the tents, food and ammunition which American troops under General Sullivan had amassed upon Aquidneck Island in the middle of Narragansett Bay. The Americans were left stranded without the help of the French fleet, whose ships were nearly destroyed in the huge tempest.
General Nathanael Greene and General James Varnum brought Continentals