Battle

Action of 6 September 1782

6 Sep 1782 · 35.80° N, 5.91° W

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When
6 Sep 1782
Kind
Battle
Coordinates
35.80° N, 5.91° W
Description
1782 naval battle
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Action of 6 September 1782

Naval battle of the American Revolutionary War

The action of 6 September 1782 was a naval engagement during the American Revolutionary War and formed part of the Anglo-Spanish War (1779–1783). In this action, a Spanish flotilla captured the 26-gun frigate Calonne, a British 400-ton armed storeship belonging to the Board of Ordnance, which had been tasked with supplying the garrison of Gibraltar with military stores.

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