Action of 12 December 1782
The action of 12 December 1782 was a naval engagement fought off the coast of Spain near Ferrol, in which the British 40-gun fifth rate HMS Mediator successfully attacked a convoy of five armed ships. Mediator succeeded in capturing one American privateer, the Alexander, and then captured the French ex-ship of the line La Ménagère. The convoy was part of Pierre Beaumarchais's supply chain to the American colonists.
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Action of 12 December 1782
The action of 12 December 1782 was a naval engagement fought off the coast of Spain near Ferrol, in which the British 40-gun fifth rate HMS Mediator successfully attacked a convoy of five armed ships. Mediator succeeded in capturing one American privateer, the Alexander, and then captured the French ex-ship of the line La Ménagère. The convoy was part of Pierre Beaumarchais's supply chain to the American colonists.
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The action of 12 December 1782 ...... ain to the American colonists.
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1782-12-12
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British victory
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1 armed transport
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2 American privateers
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James Luttrell
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Nicolas Baudin
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1782-12-12
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the American Revolutionary War
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Off Ferrol, Spain
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British victory
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The action of 12 December 1782 ...... ain to the American colonists.
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Action of 12 December 1782
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