Samuel Goodall
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Samuel Granston Goodall was an officer of the Royal Navy who saw service during the Seven Years' War, the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary Wars in a career that spanned 50 years, rising to the rank of Admiral of the White.
The British fleet approach Havana in 1762
Combat d'Ouessant juillet 1778, by Jean Antoine Théodore de Gudin. A depiction of Keppel's action off Ushant on 27 July 1778.
The Battle of the Saintes, 12 April 1782: surrender of the Ville de Paris by Thomas Whitcombe, painted 1783
Battle of Ushant (1778)
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The Battle of Ushant took place on 27 July 1778, and was fought during the American Revolutionary War between French and British fleets 100 miles (160 km) west of Ushant, an island at the mouth of the English Channel off the westernmost point of France. "Ushant" is the anglicised pronunciation of "Ouessant".
Combat d'Ouessant juillet 1778, Théodore Gudin
Depiction of the battle