Further reading
- Barnes and Owen (ed.), The Sandwich Papers 1771–1783 (Navy Records Society. London), four volumes. Volumes III and IV are particularly relevant
- D. Hannay (ed.) Letters of Sir Samuel Hood (Navy Records Society, London).
- Admiral F. E. Chadwick (ed.), The Graves Papers relating to the Naval Operations of the Yorktown campaign (Naval History Society, New York)
- Captain J. Inglefield, A Shortaccount of the Naoal Actions of the Last WarLondon, 1790).
- R. Beatson, Naval and Military Memoirs of Great Britain 1727–1783 (London, 1804), six volumes
- W. Graves, Letters respecting the conduct of Rear Admiral Thomas Graves in North America (London, 1783)
- For a good account of the whole war-P. Mackesy, The War for America 1775–1783 (London, 1964).