Vice Admiral Richard Lord Howe's Line of Battle Order, July 14, 1777

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Line of Battle

The Augusta to lead, and the other Ships to form in Succession in this Order, alike upon either Tack —

Frigats	Rates	Ships Names	Guns	men		Commanders
Liverpool	3	Augusta	64	500		Captain Frans Reynolds
Vigilant	"	Somerset	64	520		— George Ourrey
Strombolo	"	Eagle	64	522		Vice Adml Lord Howe
Strombolo	"	Eagle	64	522		Captain Roger Curtis
Otter	"	Raisonable	64	500		Captain Thomas Firzherbert
Swift	"	Nonsuch	64	500		— Walter Griffith
Dispatch	4	Isis	50	350		— Hble Wm Cornwallis

Given on board his Majs Ship Eagle off
New York the 14 day July 1777
Howe

To the Honble Wm Cornwallis
Commander of his Majs Ship
Isis
By Command of the Vice Admiral
Joseph Davies

1. William Cornwallis Papers, Order Book (January 12, 1777—May 20, 1778), NYHS.

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Date

1777 July 14

Author

Howe, Lord (V. Adm., R.N.)

Volume

Ships

Series

American Theatre from June 1, 1777, to July 31, 1777

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