What the records say
- When
- 15 Sep 1782
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 39.10° N, 75.20° W
- Description
- 1782 naval battle
- Naval
- yes
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Action of 15 September 1782
The action of 15 September 1782 was a naval action in the mouth of the Delaware Bay in which four Royal Navy vessels under George Elphinstone pursued and attacked three French warships that included two frigates under Louis-René Levassor de Latouche Tréville. The French 38-gun frigate Aigle was grounded and captured along with Tréville.
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