Action of 20 October 1778
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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
1837 painting of the action
Captain Francis Reynolds-Moreton, 3rd Baron Ducie was a Royal Navy officer and politician who represented Lancaster in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1784 to 1785. He is best known for his
Action of 20 October 1778
…ship-of-the-line Triton under Captain Gaspard de Ligondès, cruising on the Bay of Biscay, fell in with the British ship of the line Jupiter, under Captain Francis Reynolds, and the frigate Medea, under Captain James Montagu. At about 5 PM both sides were at close quarters; Jupiter ranged up on one side of Triton, Medea…
Portrait by Philip Jean
1758 portrait of Reynolds by Sir Joshua Reynolds
The action of 4 February 1781, at which Reynolds commanded the victorious British