Action of 21 July 1781
The action of 21 July 1781 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.
84th Regiment of Foot (Royal Highland Emigrants)Auguste-Louis de Rossel de CercyConcorde-class frigateFrench frigate Astrée (1780)French frigate Hermione (1779)George baronetsHMS Allegiance (1779)HMS CharlestownHenry Francis EvansHistory of Nova ScotiaJean-François de Galaup, comte de LapérouseJean Jacques Étienne LucasList of American Revolutionary War battlesList of battles (geographic)List of battles involving France in the Ancien RégimeList of conflicts in CanadaList of conflicts in North AmericaList of naval battlesLouis-René Levassor de Latouche TrévilleMilitary history of CanadaNaval battle of LouisbourgNaval battle off Cape BretonNaval battle off LouisbourgNova_ScotiaNova Scotia in the American RevolutionPrivateerRupert GeorgeSydney,_Nova_ScotiaSydney_MinesUSS Boston (1777)Winckworth Tonge
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Action of 21 July 1781
The action of 21 July 1781 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.
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La bataille navale de Louisbou ...... ent en fuite le convoi ennemi.
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The action of 21 July 1781 was ...... of the British convoy escaped.
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Бой у Кап-Бретон (англ. Battle ...... е же французы одержали победу.
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French victory
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Combat Naval A La Hauteur De Louisbourg, Auguste-Louis de Rossel de Cercy
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Henry Evans
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La Pérouse
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M. Laugharne
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Richard Peter Tonge
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Rupert George
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Combat naval en vue de Louisbourg
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1781-07-21
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the American Revolutionary War
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Off present-day Sydney, Nova Scotia
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French victory
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La bataille navale de Louisbou ...... ent en fuite le convoi ennemi.
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The action of 21 July 1781 was ...... of the British convoy escaped.
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Бой у Кап-Бретон (англ. Battle ...... е же французы одержали победу.
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Action of 21 July 1781
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Bataille navale de Louisbourg
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Бой у Кап-Бретон
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Action of 21 July 1781
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Combat naval en vue de Louisbourg
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