Rodney, Sir George (afterwards Lord), British Admiral, appointed
          to command Leeward Islands Station, 1779, 115, 121;
    sails to relieve Gibraltar, 122;
    on the way, destroys two Spanish squadrons, 122-125;
    relieves the place, and sails for West Indies, 125, 126;
    actions with de Guichen, April and May, 1780, 130-135, 142-144;
    censures officers of the fleet, 135-139, 145; further
          proceedings in West Indies, 1780, 146-150;
    takes fleet to New York, 150, and turns to West Indies, 159;
    capture of Dutch islands, 1781, 160;
    proceedings of, at St. Eustatius, 161, 162;
    sends Hood off Martinique to intercept de Grasse, 162;
    successes of de Grasse against, 167, 168;
    sends Hood to New York with fleet, 176, 177, and returns to
          England on leave, 177;
    returns to West Indies, 1782, and rejoins Hood, 205;
    pursuit of French armament against Jamaica, 207-212;
    victory of, in battle of April 12, 213-220;
    failure of, to improve his success, 220-225;
    superseded by Pigot, and returns finally to England, 225.

  Rowley, Joshua, British Admiral, brilliant conduct of, in Byron’s
          action, 106, 107, 109;
    implicitly censured by Rodney, 136.

  Sandy Hook, at entrance to New York Harbor, 52, 63, 64, 65, 66,
          76, 113, 150, 177, 184, 185;
    Lord Howe’s preparations at, for defence of New York, 1778, 65,
          66.

  Santa Lucia, French West India Island, capture of, by British,
          1778, 100-102;
    d’Estaing’s ineffectual attempt to retake, 103, 104;
    military value of, 104, 207;
    de Guichen seeks to retake, 142;
    mentioned, 105, 106, 128, 141, 144, 148, 165, 167, 168, 206.

  Saratoga, surrender of Burgoyne at, why decisive, 3, 6;
    capitulation there, determined by Arnold’s defence of Lake
          Champlain, 3, 7, 13, 14, 25;
    Burgoyne’s surrender at, 28, 50-53.

  Saumarez, James (afterwards Lord de), British naval officer,
          midshipman at attack upon Fort Moultrie, 1776, 35, 38;
    lieutenant at the battle of the Dogger Bank, 1781, 192 (note);
    captain in West Indies, 1782, 196;
    biographical summary of, 196 (note);
    in Rodney’s victory, 1782, 218, 221.

  Savannah, capture of, by British, 1778, 113;
    disastrous effect of operations thus initiated upon the British
          position in America, 114, 115, 151-153, 175-178, 184;
    failure of d’Estaing’s attempt to retake, 115, 151.

  Schuyler, Philip, American General, commanding Northern
          Department, 1776; quoted, 12.

  Seasons, effect of, upon naval operations, 98, 113, 115, 145, 149,
          159, 251.