What the records say
- When
- 20 Oct 1793
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 49.67° N, 1.25° W
- Description
- 1793 minor naval engagement during the French Revolutionary Wars
- Naval
- yes
Action of 20 October 1793
1793 action of the War of the First Coalition
The action of 20 October 1793 was fought off Cape Barfleur in the English Channel during the War of the First Coalition. The early months of the year had seen a number of French frigates raiding British merchant shipping in the Channel, and HMS Crescent under Captain James Saumarez was deployed to watch the port of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin with the aim of disrupting the operations of the French frigates Réunion and Sémi…
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