What the records say
- When
- 31 Jul 1793
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 40.26° N, 73.84° W
- Description
- 1793 minor naval engagement during the French Revolutionary Wars
- Naval
- yes
Action of 31 July 1793
1793 battle of the War of the First Coalition
The action of 31 July 1793 was an inconclusive engagement between a frigate from the Royal Navy and another from the French Navy off the New Jersey coastline in the first year of the War of the First Coalition. The British captain, George Courtenay of HMS Boston, had arrived off New York City on 28 May and deliberately disguised his ship as a French vessel, fooling a French officer into coming aboard and making him a…
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