naval engagement, early modern
Action of 13 May 1779
Action of 13 May 1779 was a naval engagement fought in 1779 at Cancale, in what is now France. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Cancale. The recorded result: British victory. Recorded strength: 1 ship of the line; 1 frigate; 1 post ship; 1 sloop; 1 brig against 2 frigates; 1 corvette; 1 gabarre; 2 cutters.
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Record
| Date | 1779 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Cancale, France 48.677N, 1.852W | |
| Kind | Naval engagement, early modern | |
| Strength | 1 ship of the line; 1 frigate; 1 post ship; 1 sloop; 1 brig | 2 frigates; 1 corvette; 1 gabarre; 2 cutters |
| Casualties and losses | 2 killed; 15 wounded | 1 frigate captured; 1 corvette destroyed; 1 cutter destroyed |
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Action of 13 May 1779 is one of 2,126 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 1,495 in present-day France.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q109546907, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Action of 13 May 1779, revision 1370425913, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.