Battle of St. Kitts

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battle of the American Revolutionary War naval battle

The Battle of St. Kitts was a 1782 naval engagement in the Caribbean during the American Revolutionary War, in which a French fleet under the Comte de Grasse defeated a British squadron while supporting the capture of the island from British control.

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Label	Occurrences
Battle of St. Kitts canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ naval battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Frigate Bay ⓘ
belligerent	France ⓘ Great Britain ⓘ
commander	François Joseph Paul de Grasse ⓘ surface form: Comte de Grasse Admiral Samuel Hood ⓘ surface form: Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood
conflict	American Revolutionary War ⓘ
conflictType	naval engagement ⓘ
countryInvolved	Kingdom of France ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
date	January 25, 1782 ⓘ January 26, 1782 ⓘ
endDate	1782-01-26 ⓘ
fleetInvolved	British squadron under Samuel Hood ⓘ French fleet under Comte de Grasse ⓘ
followedBy	Battle of the Saintes ⓘ
geographicalContext	near Frigate Bay, St. Kitts ⓘ
hasConsequence	facilitated French capture of St. Kitts from Britain ⓘ
hasParticipant	French Navy ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ
historicalEra	Age of Sail ⓘ late 18th century ⓘ
involves	ship-of-the-line warfare ⓘ
isInvolvedIn	French efforts to weaken British power in the West Indies ⓘ
isPartOfCampaign	French campaign against British Caribbean possessions (1781–1782) ⓘ
location	Caribbean Sea ⓘ Lesser Antilles ⓘ off St. Kitts ⓘ
navalTactics	maneuvering to control the anchorage off Frigate Bay ⓘ
objective	to relieve the British garrison on St. Kitts ⓘ
opponentObjective	to prevent British relief of St. Kitts ⓘ
opposedBy	British garrison on St. Kitts ⓘ
outcome	British squadron forced to withdraw ⓘ
partOf	Anglo-French War (1778–1783) ⓘ
precededBy	Battle of the Chesapeake ⓘ
primaryCommanderForBritain	Admiral Samuel Hood ⓘ surface form: Samuel Hood
primaryCommanderForFrance	François Joseph Paul de Grasse ⓘ
region	West Indies ⓘ
relatedEvent	Siege of Brimstone Hill ⓘ
result	French victory ⓘ
startDate	1782-01-25 ⓘ
strategicSignificance	contributed to temporary French control of St. Kitts ⓘ
supportedBy	French land forces besieging Brimstone Hill Fortress ⓘ
supportedOperation	French capture of St. Kitts ⓘ
theater	Caribbean theatre of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ surface form: Caribbean theater of the American Revolutionary War
year	1782 ⓘ

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Atlantic campaign of the American Revolutionary War → hasPart → Battle of St. Kitts ⓘ