What the records say
- When
- 12 Dec 1782
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 43.47° N, 8.25° W
- Description
- naval engagement in the American Revolutionary War
- Naval
- yes
Action of 12 December 1782
Naval engagement in the American Revolutionary War
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.
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