naval engagement, notable, early modern
Battle of Grenada
Battle of Grenada was a naval engagement fought on 6 July 1779 at Grenada. It was part of the American Revolutionary War, which ran from 1775 to 1783. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 25 ships of the line; 2 frigates against 21 ships of the line; 1 post ship.
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Record
| Date | 6 July 1779 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Grenada 12.050N, 61.750W | |
| Part of | American Revolutionary War (1775 to 1783) | |
| Kind | Naval engagement, early modern | |
| Result | French victory | |
| Belligerents | France | Great Britain |
| Commanders | Count of Estaing | John Byron |
| Strength | 25 ships of the line; 2 frigates | 21 ships of the line; 1 post ship |
| Casualties and losses | 173 killed; 773 wounded | 183 killed; 346 wounded |
Nearest engagements
- Capture of Grenada 1779, same recorded site
- Capture of Saint Vincent 1779, 146 km
- First Battle of Tobago 1677, 148 km
- Second Battle of Tobago 1677, 148 km
- Capture of St. Lucia 1778, 221 km
In the same war
- Before: Capture of Grenada 2 July 1779
- After: Battle of Norwalk 12 July 1779
- All 196 engagements of American Revolutionary War
Elsewhere in 1779
- Affair of Fielding and Bylandt
- Capture of Saint Vincent Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Action of 11 November 1779 Portugal
- Capture of Río Hondo Belize
- First Battle of Tucson United States
Battle of Grenada is one of 1,496 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 2 in present-day Grenada.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1970159, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Grenada, revision 1370442020, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.