On this day in 1782, the British crush the French off the island of Dominica at the Battle of Saintes. In the course of the four-day clash, the Royal Navy captures four enemy warships and one admiral: Comte de Grasse, the hero of Yorktown. pic.twitter.com/fWPRrBel5g
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