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Action Of 15 February 1783
The action of 15 February 1783 was a small naval engagement of the American Revolutionary War, involving the 36-gun French Navy frigate ''Concorde'' and the Royal Navy 74-gun ship of the line ''Magnificent''. The British were victorious when ''Concorde'' was overhauled and captured.McGrigor pg 41 Course of battle Captain Charles Inglis was given command of a squadron of four ships cruising independently in the West Indies. The squadron, consisting of HMS ''St Albans'', the 64-gun , the 74-gun HMS ''Magnificent'' under Captain Robert Linzee and the sloop , had arrived in St. Lucia. They were to eventually help blockade Cap-François off Saint-Domingue with the help of ships of the line from the Jamaica station. On 12 February reports arrived of a French squadron, consisting of ''Triton'', ''Amphion'' and several frigates, having sailed from Martinique, and so the squadron was sent to investigate. ''Magnificent'' sailed from Gros Islet Bay in Bay on 12 February 1783 in company ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was a major war of the American Revolution. Widely considered as the war that secured the independence of the United States, fighting began on April 19, 1775, followed by the Lee Resolution on July 2, 1776, and the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. The American Patriots were supported by the Kingdom of France and, to a lesser extent, the Dutch Republic and the Spanish Empire, in a conflict taking place in North America, the Caribbean, and the Atlantic Ocean. Established by royal charter in the 17th and 18th centuries, the American colonies were largely autonomous in domestic affairs and commercially prosperous, trading with Britain and its Caribbean colonies, as well as other European powers via their Caribbean entrepôts. After British victory over the French in the Seven Years' War in 1763, tensions between the motherland and he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
