Battle

Capture of HMS Savage

6 Sep 1781 · 32.69° N, 79.84° W

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When
6 Sep 1781
Kind
Battle
Coordinates
32.69° N, 79.84° W
Description
1781 naval battle
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Capture of HMS Savage

1781 battle of the American Revolutionary War

The capture of HMS Savage took place on September 6, 1781, during the American Revolutionary War. Off Charleston, South Carolina, the 16-gun American privateer Congress captured HMS Savage, a 16-gun sloop-of-war of the Royal Navy. The engagement is considered one of the hardest-fought single ship actions of the war.

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