Action of 14 September 1779
The action of 14 September 1779 was a minor naval engagement that occurred on 14 September 1779, off the Azores between the Royal Navy frigate HMS Pearl under the command of George Montagu and the Spanish Navy frigate Santa Mónica under the command of Miguel de Nunes, with the Pearl capturing the Santa Mónica after a brief engagement. The battle was an episode during the American Revolutionary War, where American rebels under the overall command of George Washington launched a revolution against the British government based on perceived grievances. Spain, having been handed a humiliating defeat during the Seven Years' War by the British, was eager to enter the war on the side of the Americans to regain the territories they had lost, such as Florida, Menorca and Gibraltar. British and Spani
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Action of 14 September 1779
The action of 14 September 1779 was a minor naval engagement that occurred on 14 September 1779, off the Azores between the Royal Navy frigate HMS Pearl under the command of George Montagu and the Spanish Navy frigate Santa Mónica under the command of Miguel de Nunes, with the Pearl capturing the Santa Mónica after a brief engagement. The battle was an episode during the American Revolutionary War, where American rebels under the overall command of George Washington launched a revolution against the British government based on perceived grievances. Spain, having been handed a humiliating defeat during the Seven Years' War by the British, was eager to enter the war on the side of the Americans to regain the territories they had lost, such as Florida, Menorca and Gibraltar. British and Spani
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La Acción del 14 de septiembre ...... e libró solo un año después.
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The action of 14 September 177 ...... t, fought just one year later.
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1 frigate captured
180 captured
45 wounded
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1779-09-14
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British victory
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HMS Pearl, engaging the Spanis ...... tember 1779; by Dominic Serres
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Spain
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Don Manuel Núñez Gaona
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George Montagu
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1779-09-14
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the American Revolutionary War
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off the Azores, Atlantic
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British victory
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La Acción del 14 de septiembre ...... erar los territorios que había
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The action of 14 September 177 ...... d Gibraltar. British and Spani
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Acción del 14 de septiembre de 1779
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Action of 14 September 1779
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Action of 14 September 1779
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