Armada of 1779
Franco-Spanish naval enterprise against Britain / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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See also: Invasion of Jersey (1779)
The Armada of 1779 was a combined Franco-Spanish naval enterprise intended to divert British military assets, primarily of the Royal Navy, from other war theatres by invading the Kingdom of Great Britain during the American Revolutionary War. This action was a part of the wider Anglo-French War (1778–1783). The proposed plan was to seize the Isle of Wight and then capture the British naval base of Portsmouth. Ultimately, no fleet battles were fought in the Channel and the Franco-Spanish invasion never materialized. This threat to Great Britain prompted comparisons to the earlier Spanish Armada of 1588.[3]
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Part of the American Revolutionary War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
France Spain | Great Britain | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Comte d'Orvilliers Comte de Vaux Luis de Córdova y Córdova |
Sir Charles Hardy Lord Amherst | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
66 ships of the line 30,000 troops[3] |
38 ships of the line 20,000 troops 39,000 militia[4] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
8,000 dead or sick from disease[2] | 1 ship captured |
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