Battle of the Mona Passage

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The Battle of the Mona Passage was a 1782 naval engagement in the Caribbean during the American Revolutionary War, in which a British squadron decisively defeated a French convoy near Puerto Rico.

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instanceOf military engagement
naval battle
armedForce French convoy escort
Royal Navy squadron under Samuel Hood
belligerent France
Great Britain
campaign West Indies campaign of 1778–1783
combatant French Navy
Royal Navy
commander Georges-François de Framond
Admiral Samuel Hood
surface form: Sir Samuel Hood
conflict American Revolutionary War
country Kingdom of France
Kingdom of Great Britain
date 1782-04-19
era Age of Sail
geographicalContext between Hispaniola and Puerto Rico
hasCasusBelli ongoing Anglo-French hostilities in American Revolutionary War
historicalPeriod late 18th century
involvedShip French ship Aimable
French ship Caton
French ship Aimable
surface form: French ship Cérès

French ship Jason
HMS Barfleur
HMS Belliqueux
HMS Centaur
HMS Valiant
location Caribbean Sea
Mona Passage
near Puerto Rico
navalCampaign British operations following the Battle of the Saintes
navalTactics squadron action
notableFor decisive defeat of French convoy
objective intercept French convoy
opposingCommander Georges-François de Framond
Admiral Samuel Hood
surface form: Samuel Hood
outcome capture of several French ships
partOf American Revolutionary War
Atlantic campaign of the American Revolutionary War
precededBy Battle of the Saintes
region West Indies
result British victory
significance further weakened French naval presence in the Caribbean
strategicContext control of sea lanes in the Caribbean
theatre Caribbean theatre of the American Revolutionary War
typeOfEngagement convoy attack
year 1782

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