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Action of 6 December 1782

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Action of 6 December 1782
Part of the American Revolutionary War
Date6 December 1782
Location
Result British victory
Belligerents
 Great Britain  France
Commanders and leaders
Kingdom of Great Britain John Collins Kingdom of France Jean-Charles de Borda
Strength
1 third rate ship of the line
HMS Ruby
1 third rate ship of the line
Solitaire
1 brig Speedy
Casualties and losses
2 men wounded Solitaire & Speedy captured,
35 killed & 55 wounded,
500 captured

The action of 6 December 1782 was an naval encounter primarily fought between HMS Ruby and the French ship Solitaire off the coast of Martinique.  Ruby easily defeated Solitaire.

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Transcription

Background

By the end of 1782 the Spanish and French had been on the defensive since the Battle of the Saintes, which signaled British domination of the seas in the Caribbean.[1] Soon after, the Royal Navy were conducting a blockade off Cap-François and Fort-Royal as well as keeping a watch off Havana.[2]

Action

The Royal Navy squadron of Rear Admiral Richard Hughes on 6 December 1782 sighted a French squadron off Martinique. The 64-gun HMS Ruby, captained by John Collins, sailed towards the 1,521-ton French ship Solitaire of 64 guns, under the command of Jean-Charles de Borda. Collins eventually caught up with Solitaire and a single-ship action developed. After nearly forty minutes Solitaire had her mizzenmast shot away, her rigging and sails in tatters, and was becoming dead in the water. At that point Borda decided to strike her colours.[3]

In the action the British also captured the French brig Speedy, which defended herself vigorously at the cost of heavy casualties, including the death of her captain.

Solitaire had 35 men killed and 55 wounded whilst Ruby had only two men wounded.[citation needed]

Aftermath

Collins was knighted for his action. Solitaire entered the Royal Navy as HMS Solitaire and remained in service until 1790, when she was sold out of the navy. Jean-Charles de Borda, although captured along with his entire crew, was shortly released and returned as an engineer in the French Navy. He later achieved fame as a mathematician, physicist and political scientist.[4]

Citations and references

Citations
  1. ^ Mahan, Alfred Thayer (2013). The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence. BoD – Books on Demand. pp. 225–6. ISBN 9783954273393. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  2. ^ Marley p. 175
  3. ^ Allen pp.316-17
  4. ^ "Thread: On This Day 6 December". Sails of glory. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
References

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