Battle of Ushant (1778)

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military engagement naval battle

The Battle of Ushant (1778) was an indecisive naval engagement between British and French fleets during the American Revolutionary War, notable for its political fallout in Britain and the involvement of major ships of the line like HMS Victory.

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Battle of Ushant (1778) canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military engagement ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs First Battle of Ushant ⓘ
belligerent French Navy ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
campaign Channel campaign of 1778 ⓘ
cause outbreak of war between Britain and France in 1778 ⓘ
combatType line-of-battle engagement ⓘ
commander Admiral Augustus Keppel ⓘ
Admiral Louis Guillouet, comte d’Orvilliers ⓘ
Vice-Admiral Sir Hugh Palliser ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
countryInvolved Kingdom of France ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
date 27 July 1778 ⓘ
flagship Bretagne (ship of the line) ⓘ
HMS Victory ⓘ
followedBy Second Battle of Ushant ⓘ
surface form: Second Battle of Ushant (1781)

Third Battle of Ushant ⓘ
surface form: Third Battle of Ushant (1782)
historicalPeriod 18th century ⓘ
location Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Bay of Biscay ⓘ
off Ushant ⓘ
namedAfter island of Ushant ⓘ
navalTactics fleet action in line ahead ⓘ
notableShip French ship Bretagne ⓘ
French ship Ville de Paris ⓘ
HMS Foudroyant ⓘ
HMS Monarch ⓘ
HMS Victory ⓘ
partOf American Revolutionary War ⓘ
Anglo-French War (1778–1783) ⓘ
politicalConsequence controversy in Britain over conduct of the battle ⓘ
court-martial of Admiral Augustus Keppel ⓘ
court-martial of Vice-Admiral Sir Hugh Palliser ⓘ
intensification of Whig–Tory political conflict in Britain ⓘ
resignation of Lord Sandwich as First Lord of the Admiralty ⓘ
precededBy French entry into the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
region off the coast of Brittany ⓘ
relatedEvent Keppel–Palliser affair ⓘ
result indecisive ⓘ
strategicOutcome no clear control of the English Channel decided ⓘ
strength British fleet of ships of the line ⓘ
French fleet of ships of the line ⓘ
tacticalOutcome both fleets disengaged ⓘ
no ships lost on either side ⓘ
theatre European theatre of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
year 1778 ⓘ

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HMS Victory → notableEvent → Battle of Ushant (1778) ⓘ
Atlantic campaign of the American Revolutionary War → hasPart → Battle of Ushant (1778) ⓘ