In a decisive show of support for the American cause during the Revolutionary War, France dispatched Admiral Comte d'Estaing with a powerful fleet of 12 ships and 4,000 troops in April, aiming to blockade the British in the Delaware River. Despite early intelligence of this mission, British indecision allowed d'Estaing's fleet safe passage through the Straits of Gibraltar. The British counter-effort, led by Vice-Admiral John Byron with 13 ships, was delayed by adverse weather and failed to intercept the French in timely fashion, arriving in New York by mid-August. D'Estaing, reaching Delaware Bay in July, found the British had relocated to New York and, deeming New York's harbor too formidable, shifted focus to Newport, Rhode Island. However, the British managed to strengthen their Newport garrison with an additional 2,000 troops, complicating French-American plans.


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