What the records say
- When
- 27 Jul 1778
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 48.56° N, 7.38° W
- Description
- 1778 battle of the American Revolutionary War
- Naval
- yes
Battle of Ushant (1778)
1778 battle of the American Revolutionary War
The Battle of Ushant took place on 27 July 1778, and was fought during the American Revolutionary War between French and British fleets 100 miles (160 km) west of Ushant, an island at the mouth of the English Channel off the westernmost point of France.
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- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “American Revolutionary War: First Battle of Ushant – British and French fleets fight to a standoff”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “combat d’Ouessant”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page