Battle of Grenada
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The Battle of Grenada took place on 6 July 1779 during the American Revolutionary War in the West Indies between the British Royal Navy and the French Navy, just off the coast of Grenada. A British fl
1789 painting of the battle
The capture of Grenada by Estaing's troops
Battle of Beachy Head (1690)
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The Battle of Beachy Head, also known as the Battle of Béveziers, was a fleet action fought on 10 July 1690 during the Nine Years' War. The battle was the most significant French naval victory over th
Battle of Grenada
…lost on either side. Naval historian Alfred Thayer Mahan described the battle as "the most disastrous... that the British Navy had encountered since Beachy Head, in 1690." Following the entry of France into the American War of Independence as an American ally in early 1778, French Admiral Charles Henri Hector, Count of…
Battle of Béveziers, 10 July 1690 Gustave Alaux, 1928
Painting of Gilles Schey blaming Torrington before a post-battle court-martial