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American Revolutionary War: North Channel Naval Duel

24 Nis 1778 · 54.72° N, 5.45° W

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American Revolutionary War: North Channel Naval Duel – John Paul Jones in USS Ranger captures Drake 1777 in the North Channel.

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American Revolutionary War: North Channel Naval Duel – John Paul Jones in USS Ranger captures Drake 1777 in the North Channel

North Channel Naval Duel

1778 battle of the American Revolutionary War

The North Channel Naval Duel was a single-ship action between the Continental Navy sloop-of-war Ranger and the Royal Navy sloop-of-war Drake on the evening of 24 April 1778. Fought in the North Channel, separating Ireland from Scotland, it was the first American naval success within Atlantic waters and also one of the only American naval victories in the conflict achieved without an overwhelming superiority of force.…

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