Ce que disent les sources
- Quand
- 20 oct. 1778
- Type
- Bataille
- Coordonnées
- 42.88° N, 9.29° W
- Description
- inconclusive Revolutionary War naval engagement
- Naval
- oui
Action of 20 October 1778
1778 action of the American Revolutionary War
The action of 20 October 1778 was an inconclusive engagement between the French ship-of-the-line Triton and British ship-of-the-line Jupiter with a frigate Medea that took place off Cape Finisterre in the Bay of Biscay. Darkness separated the combatants before any decisive result was obtained.
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