Battle of Porto Praya

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The Battle of Porto Praya was a 1781 naval engagement off the Cape Verde Islands during the American Revolutionary War, in which British and French squadrons clashed inconclusively in a neutral Portuguese harbor.

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instanceOf military engagement
naval battle
alsoKnownAs Battle of Porto Praya
surface form: Battle of Porto Praia

Battle of Porto Praya
surface form: Battle of Porto Praya (1781)
belligerent France
Great Britain
casualties both sides suffered damage and losses but no fleet destroyed
combatantCommander George Johnstone
Pierre André de Suffren
commanderOfBritishForces George Johnstone
commanderOfFrenchForces Pierre André de Suffren
conflict American Revolutionary War
countryAtLocation Kingdom of Portugal
date 1781-04-16
followedBy Suffren’s Indian Ocean campaign
harborStatus neutral harbor
involvedCountry Kingdom of France
Kingdom of Great Britain
isPartOfHistoryOf Cape Verde Islands
surface form: Cape Verde

French Navy
Portuguese Empire
Royal Navy
location Atlantic Ocean
Cape Verde Islands
Porto Praya harbor
Praia
surface form: Praia, Santiago Island
neutralPower Portugal
notableFor being fought in a neutral Portuguese harbor
surprise attack by French squadron on anchored British ships
outcomeForFrench French squadron continued voyage to the Indian Ocean
partOf American Revolutionary War
partOfTheater Atlantic naval operations of the American Revolutionary War
precededBy earlier Atlantic naval operations of 1781
primaryObjectiveOfBritish intercept French expedition to the Cape
primaryObjectiveOfFrench reach the Cape of Good Hope
relatedConflict Anglo-French War (1778–1783)
result inconclusive
tactically indecisive
shipInvolved Annibal
HMS Hero NERFINISHED
HMS Romney NERFINISHED
Héros
strategicConsequence French expedition under Suffren reached the Indian Ocean
tookPlaceInNeutralPort true
year 1781

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Battle of Porto Praya alsoKnownAs Battle of Porto Praya
this entity surface form: Battle of Porto Praia
Battle of Porto Praya alsoKnownAs Battle of Porto Praya
this entity surface form: Battle of Porto Praya (1781)