naval engagement, notable, early modern
Battle of Porto Praya
Battle of Porto Praya was a naval engagement fought on 16 April 1781 at Praia, in what is now Cape Verde. It was part of the Anglo-French War of 1778–1783, which ran from 1778 to 1783. The recorded result: Inconclusive.
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Where it sits in the Anglo-French War of 1778–1783
Record
| Date | 16 April 1781 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Praia, Cape Verde 14.907N, 23.505W | |
| Kind | Naval engagement, early modern | |
| Strength | 5 ships of the line; 3 frigates; 2 cutters; 1 bomb vessel; 1 fireship; 2 hired armed vessels; 4 troopships; 1 storeship; 13 merchant ships | 5 ships of the line |
| Casualties and losses | 36 killed; 147 wounded; 1 fireship captured; 1 storeship captured; 2 merchant ships captured | 93 killed; 217 wounded |
| Commanders | ||
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In the same war
- Before: Battle of Jersey 6 January 1781
- After: Capture of Demerara and Essequibo 22 January 1782
- All 12 engagements of Anglo-French War of 1778–1783
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Battle of Porto Praya is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 5 in present-day Cape Verde.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2732287, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Porto Praya, revision 1378922720, 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.