Battle of Porto Praya
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The Battle of Porto Praya was fought on 16 April 1781 during the American Revolutionary War between a Royal Navy fleet under Commodore George Johnstone and a French Navy squadron under Pierre André de
1836 painting of the battle
Painting of the battle by Rossel de Cercy
Pierre André de Suffren
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Vice-Admiral Pierre André de Suffren de Saint-Tropez, bailli de Suffren was a French naval officer. Beginning his career during the War of the Austrian Succession, he briefly served in the Maltese Nav
Battle of Porto Praya
…on 16 April 1781 during the American Revolutionary War between a Royal Navy fleet under Commodore George Johnstone and a French Navy squadron under Pierre André de Suffren. Both the British and French were en route to the Dutch Cape Colony, the former to capture it and the latter to help defend it before proceeding to…
Portrait by Alexander Roslin, c. 1750
The Second Battle of Cape Finisterre, where Suffren was taken prisoner
The Battle of Lagos, where Suffren was again taken prisoner
The Count of Estaing, whom Suffren served under in the American Revolutionary War