Battle of Providien
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The Battle of Providien was the second in a series of naval battles fought between a British fleet, under Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Hughes, and a French fleet, under the Bailli de Suffren, off the coast
1784 painting of the battle
Painting of the battle by Richard Paton
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 Providien
…Providien was the second in a series of naval battles fought between a British fleet, under Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Hughes, and a French fleet, under the Bailli de Suffren, off the coast of India during the Anglo-French War. The battle was fought on 12 April 1782 off the east coast of Ceylon, near a rocky islet called…
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