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The American War of Independence (
1775/04/19
-
1784/01/14
)
Participating Nations
United States of America
Royaume de France
Spain
Great Britain
Battles and Actions
1776/02/23
Action of 23rd February 1776
Flotilla Action
1776/06/06
Milford vs Yankee Hero
Single Ship Action
1776/07/02
-
1776/07/04
Staten Island Landings
Landing operation
1776/07/12
Tyrannicide vs Dispatch
Single Ship Action
1776/10/11
Battle of Valcour Isand
Fleet action
1776/12/06
-
1776/12/08
Occupation of Rhode Island
Landing operation
1777/05/19
Oliver Cromwell vs Beaver
Flotilla Action
1777/06/07
Action of 7th June 1777
Flotilla Action
1777/07/07
Action of 7th July 1777
Flotilla Action
1777/07/12
American Tartar vs Pole
Single Ship Action
1777/08/27
Action in Narragansett Bay
Flotilla Action
1777/09/04
Action of 1777-09-04
Flotilla Action
1777/09/19
Alert vs Lexington
Single Ship Action
1778/01/07
Encounter between Belle-Poule and two british 74
Encounter
1778/03/07
Action of 1778-03-07
Flotilla Action
1778/04/24
Ranger vs Drake
Single Ship Action
1778/06/17
Alert vs Coureur
Single Ship Action
1778/06/17
Arethusa vs Belle Poule
Single Ship Action
1778/07/22
Encounter at Sandy Hook
Fleet action
1778/07/27
1st Battle of Ushant
Fleet action
1778/08/10
Second Battle of Pondicherry
Flotilla Action
1778/08/11
Howe's encounter with d'Estaing
Fleet action
1778/08/13
Renown vs Languedoc
Single Ship Action
1778/08/22
Minerva vs Concorde
Single Ship Action
1778/09/11
Fox vs Junon
Single Ship Action
1778/09/14
Occupation of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon
Landing operation
1778/09/27
Capture of the Raleigh
Flotilla Action
1778/10/20
Action of 1778-10-20
Flotilla Action
1778/12/14
-
1778/12/15
Battle of St. Lucia
Fleet action
1779/01/31
Apollo vs Oiseau
Single Ship Action
1779/03/07
Action of March 7 1779
Flotilla Action
1779/05/07
Providence vs Diligent
Single Ship Action
1779/05/13
Action in Cancale Bay
Flotilla Action
1779/06/02
Ruby v La Prudente
Single Ship Action
1779/06/05
Capture of the Revenge
Flotilla Action
1779/07/06
Battle of Grenada
Fleet action
1779/07/24
-
1779/08/12
Penobscot Expedition
Flotilla Action
1779/09/09
-
1779/10/18
Siege of Savannah
Siege
1779/09/15
-
1779/10/20
Capture of Omoa
Landing operation
1779/09/23
Battle of Flamborough Head
Flotilla Action
1779/10/06
Quebec vs Surveillante
Flotilla Action
1779/11/11
Tartar vs Santa Margarita
Single Ship Action
1779/12/18
Combat de la Martinique
Flotilla Action
1779/12/21
-
1779/12/22
Action of 1779-12-21
Flotilla Action
1779/12/31
Affair of Fielding and Bylandt
Flotilla Action
1780/01
-
1780/05
Operations against Charleston
Fleet action
1780/01/08
Attack on the Caracas Convoy
Convoy attack
1780/01/16
Battle of Cape St. Vincent
Fleet action
1780/03/20
1st Action off Monti Christi
Flotilla Action
1780/04/17
Battle of Martinique
Fleet action
1780/04/30
Action of 30th April 1780
Flotilla Action
1780/05/15
Action of March 15 1780
Fleet action
1780/05/19
Action of March 19 1780
Fleet action
1780/06/01
Trumbull vs Watt
Single Ship Action
1780/06/06
Iris vs Hermione
Single Ship Action
1780/06/15
Apollo vs Stanislas
Single Ship Action
1780/06/20
Action off Monti Christi
Flotilla Action
1780/07/05
Action off Cape Ortegal
Flotilla Action
1780/08/10
Flora vs Nymphe
Single Ship Action
1780/09/04
Capture of the Unicorn
Flotilla Action
1780/12/31
Isis vs Rotterdam
Single Ship Action
1781/02/25
Cerberus vs Grana
Single Ship Action
1781/03/16
Battle of Cape Henry
Fleet action
1781/04/14
Action of 1781-04-14
Flotilla Action
1781/04/16
Battle of Porto Praya
Flotilla Action
1781/04/29
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1781/04/30
Battle of Fort Royal
Fleet action
1781/05/02
Santa Leocadia vs Canada
Single Ship Action
1781/05/14
Actif v Nonsuch
Single Ship Action
1781/05/22
Action of 1781-05-28
Flotilla Action
1781/05/28
Attack on Commendah
Flotilla Action
1781/06/06
Ulysses vs Surveillante
Single Ship Action
1781/06/19
Action of 1781-06-19
Flotilla Action
1781/07/21
Action of 1781-07-21
Flotilla Action
1781/07/21
Southampton vs Fée
Single Ship Action
1781/07/31
Action of 1781-07-31
Flotilla Action
1781/08/15
Action off Sandy Hook
Flotilla Action
1781/09/05
Battle of the Chesapeake
Fleet action
1781/09/11
Capture of HMS Iris and HMS Richmond
Flotilla Action
1781/09/12
Viper v General Conway
Single Ship Action
1781/12/12
2nd Battle of Ushant
Fleet action
1781/12/12
Action of 1781-12-12
Fleet action
1782/01/21
Action of 1782-01-21
Flotilla Action
1782/01/25
-
1782/01/26
Battle of Saint Kitts
Fleet action
1782/02/17
Battle of Sadras
Fleet action
1782/03/16
Success vs Santa Catalina
Single Ship Action
1782/04/09
Action off Dominique
Fleet action
1782/04/12
Battle of the Saintes
Fleet action
1782/04/12
Battle of Providien
Fleet action
1782/04/19
Battle of the Mona Passage
Flotilla Action
1782/04/21
Pégase vs Foudroyant
Single Ship Action
1782/04/25
Crocodile vs Prince de Robecq
Single Ship Action
1782/07/06
2nd Battle of Negapatam
Fleet action
1782/07/29
Santa Margarita vs Amazone
Single Ship Action
1782/08/12
Bellone vs Coventry
Single Ship Action
1782/09/03
Battle of Trincomalee
Fleet action
1782/09/05
Action of 1782-09-05
Flotilla Action
1782/10/17
Action of 1782-10-17
Fleet action
1782/10/18
Action of 18 October 1782
Flotilla Action
1782/10/20
Battle of Cape Spartel
Fleet action
1782/12/06
Ruby v La Solitaire
Single Ship Action
1782/12/12
Action of 1782-12-12
Flotilla Action
1782/12/20
Capture of the South Carolina
Flotilla Action
1783/01/02
Action of 1783-01-02
Flotilla Action
1783/02/15
Action of 15th February 1783
Flotilla Action
1783/02/17
Action of 1783-02-17
Flotilla Action
1783/03/07
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1783/03/08
Attack on Turk's Island
Landing operation
1783/06/20
2nd Battle of Cuddalore
Fleet action
1813/07/29
Affair in Delaware Bay
Flotilla Action