British Naval Signals

Espionage and Cryptography, Features, Interviews, War at Sea and Waterways (1775–1783) February 20, 2021 February 20, 2021

This Week on Dispatches: William W. Reynolds on the British Naval Signals Missions of 1781

by Editors

On this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews retired engineer and JAR contributor William W. Reynolds on how the Americans were able to obtain…

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Battles, Espionage and Cryptography, War at Sea and Waterways (1775–1783) January 14, 2021 January 12, 2021

The British Naval Signals Missions of 1781

by William W. Reynolds

Richard Peters’ letter of October 19, 1781, to Gen. George Washington mentioned two missions to obtain copies of certain British naval signals and convey…

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