Battle

Naval battle off Halifax

29 May 1782 · 44.30° N, 63.40° W

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When
29 May 1782
Kind
Battle
Coordinates
44.30° N, 63.40° W
Description
battle that took place in 1782 in Americal Revolutionary War
Naval
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Battle off Halifax (1782)

Naval battle in American Revolutionary War

The Battle off Halifax took place on 28 May 1782 during the American Revolutionary War. It involved the American privateer Jack and the 14-gun Royal Naval brig HMS Observer off Halifax, Nova Scotia. Captain David Ropes commanded Jack, and Lieutenant John Crymes commanded Observer. The battle was "a long and severe engagement" in which Captain David Ropes was killed.

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