| Table of Contents | |
| Section | Page |
| Start of eBook | 1 |
| THE TENDENCY OF WARS TO SPREAD | 1 |
| CHAPTER I | 1 |
| CHAPTER II | 2 |
| CHAPTER III | 3 |
| CHAPTER IV | 3 |
| CHAPTER V | 4 |
| CHAPTER VI | 5 |
| CHAPTER VII | 5 |
| CHAPTER VIII | 6 |
| CHAPTER IX | 7 |
| CHAPTER X | 7 |
| CHAPTER XI | 8 |
| CHAPTER XII | 8 |
| CHAPTER XIII | 9 |
| CHAPTER XIV | 10 |
| GLOSSARY OF NAUTICAL AND NAVAL TERMS USED IN THIS BOOK 257 | 10 |
| INDEX 267 | 10 |
| LIST OF MAPS | 11 |
| THE MAJOR OPERATIONS OF THE NAVIES IN THE WAR OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE | 11 |
| INTRODUCTION | 11 |
| CHAPTER I | 14 |
| CHAPTER II | 29 |
| CHAPTER III | 42 |
| CHAPTER IV | 47 |
| CHAPTER V | 62 |
| CHAPTER VI | 73 |
| CHAPTER VII | 85 |
| CHAPTER VIII | 92 |
| CHAPTER IX | 112 |
| CHAPTER X | 119 |
| CHAPTER XI | 129 |
| CHAPTER XII | 135 |
| CHAPTER XIII | 156 |
| CHAPTER XIV | 160 |
| GLOSSARY | 175 |
| INDEX | 181 |

