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335:15 June 1780
278:17 June 1778
124:Belligerents
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31:Part of the
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1742:Fourth rate
1664:Fourth rate
1540:Fourth rate
1501:Fourth rate
1462:Fourth rate
1423:Fourth rate
1321:Fourth rate
1093:Fourth rate
816:Trincomalee
727:Porto Praya
645:Trincomalee
615:Pondicherry
609:East Indies
561:Cape Breton
499:The Saintes
484:Frigate Bay
449:2nd Grenada
444:1st Grenada
412:Porto Praya
380:ĂŽle-de-Batz
303:13 May 1779
212:100 wounded
99: /
1926:Categories
1838:References
1756:Commodore
1703:Third rate
1625:Third rate
1579:Third rate
1478:James Alms
1386:Casualties
1381:Commander
1283:Third rate
1245:Third rate
1207:Third rate
1169:Third rate
1131:Third rate
1048:Third rate
1010:Third rate
972:Third rate
934:Third rate
896:Third rate
860:Casualties
855:Commander
743:Port Louis
696:Background
690:Porto Novo
635:Batticaloa
588:Hudson Bay
576:Chesapeake
556:Cape Henry
524:Grand Turk
494:Montserrat
469:Fort Royal
459:Guadeloupe
375:3rd Ushant
370:2nd Ushant
360:2nd Jersey
298:1st Jersey
283:1st Ushant
217:83 wounded
215:32 killed
210:30 killed
115:Indecisive
1784:Citations
1734:HMS
1719:John Gell
1695:HMS
1656:HMS
1617:HMS
1571:HMS
1532:HMS
1495:Worcester
1493:HMS
1454:HMS
1415:HMS
812:Cuddalore
808:Hyder Ali
801:Aftermath
739:Mauritius
686:Kalpakkam
630:Negapatam
625:Providien
418:Caribbean
320:Gibraltar
262:1778–1783
71:Kalpakkam
1866:(1852).
1761:Captain
1717:Captain
1678:Captain
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1476:Captain
1456:Monmouth
1437:Captain
1403:Wounded
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1201:Artésien
1183:Captain
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1087:Hannibal
1069:Captain
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910:Captain
877:Wounded
581:Yorktown
571:Yorktown
566:Cape Ann
546:Savannah
424:Dominica
396:Atlantic
313:Plymouth
192:Strength
65:Location
1807:, p. 53
1697:Monarca
1534:Burford
1398:Killed
1315:Flamand
1125:Annibal
1004:Vengeur
890:Bizarre
872:Killed
729:in the
407:Bermuda
402:Madeira
365:Minorca
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1573:Superb
1163:Sévère
966:Sphinx
928:Orient
795:Superb
791:Exeter
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783:Exeter
760:Battle
754:Madras
640:Pisang
620:Sadras
474:Tobago
390:Ferrol
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112:Result
1779:Notes
1417:Eagle
1408:Total
1391:Notes
1376:Navy
1371:Guns
1366:Rate
1361:Ship
1042:HĂ©ros
882:Total
865:Notes
850:Navy
845:Guns
840:Rate
835:Ship
779:HĂ©ros
719:Brest
355:Brest
1883:ISBN
1850:ISBN
1658:Isis
1619:Hero
1239:Ajax
668:The
69:Off
57:Date
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