Action of 21 July 1781
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"Naval battle off Louisbourg" redirects here. For the siege during the War of the Austrian Succession (King George's War), see Siege of Louisbourg (1745). For the 1758 siege during the French and Indian War, see Siege of Louisbourg (1758).
The action of 21 July 1781 (French: Combat naval en vue de Louisbourg, or Combat naval à la hauteur de Louisbourg) was a naval skirmish off the harbour of Spanish River, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia (present-day Sydney, Nova Scotia), during the War of American Independence. Two light frigates of the French Navy, captained by La Pérouse and Latouche Tréville, engaged a convoy of 18 British ships and their Royal Navy escorts. The French captured two of the British escorts while the remainder of the British convoy escaped.
Quick Facts Action of 21 July 1781 Combat naval en vue de Louisbourg, Date ...
Action of 21 July 1781 Combat naval en vue de Louisbourg | |||||||
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Part of the American Revolutionary War | |||||||
Combat Naval A La Hauteur De Louisbourg, Auguste-Louis de Rossel de Cercy | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
France | Great Britain | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
La Pérouse Louis-René Levassor de Latouche Tréville |
Henry Evans † Rupert George Richard Peter Tonge (POW) | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
2 frigates | 6 frigates | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
6 killed 34 wounded |
17 killed 48 wounded 2 frigates captured |
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