Question

Why was the Battle of the Virginia Capes such a disaster for the British?​

Answer 1

American independence from Great Britain might never have been achieved.

Step-by-step explanation:

Without De Grasse's fleet gaining control of the Chesapeake Bay from the British, victory by the American and French armies at Yorktown would have been impossible. Without the French victory at the Battle of the Capes, American independence from Great Britain might never have been achieved.