Atlas of Battles

war, 12 engagements

Battles of the Anglo-French War of 1778–1783

The atlas places 12 engagements of the Anglo-French War of 1778–1783 (1778 to 1783): 2 battles, 1 siege and 9 naval actions across 10 present-day countries, most in France (2), India (1), Spain (1).

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Siege of PondicherryAction of 20 October 1778Action of 17 August 1779Capture of Demerara and EssequiboCapture of MontserratAction of 11 April 1783Battle of UshantCapture of Saint VincentBattle of JerseyBattle of Porto PrayaBattle of TrincomaleeAction of 18 October 1782Battle of UshantCapture of Saint VincentBattle of JerseyBattle of Porto PrayaBattle of TrincomaleeAction of 18 October 1782LimaTehranKinshasaBengaluruMiamiMadridTorontoBaghdadÜrümqiBerlin5000 km28.586N, 9.342E
12 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1778: 3 engagements1779: 2 engagements1781: 2 engagements1782: 4 engagements4 in 17821783: 1 engagements17781783
12 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

The war in time order

Battle of Ushant, 1778Siege of Pondicherry, 1778Action of 20 October 1778, 1778Capture of Saint Vincent, 1779Action of 17 August 1779, 1779Battle of Jersey, 1781Battle of Porto Praya, 1781Capture of Demerara and Essequibo, 1782Capture of Montserrat, 1782Battle of Trincomalee, 1782Action of 18 October 1782, 1782Action of 11 April 1783, 178317781783
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Commanders 2 with pages

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
27 July 1778Battle of UshantOuessant, FranceInconclusive
21 August 1778Siege of PondicherryPondicherry, IndiaBritish victory
20 October 1778Action of 20 October 1778Cape Finisterre, Spain
16 June 1779Capture of Saint VincentSaint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesFrench victory
1779Action of 17 August 1779Plymouth, United Kingdom
6 January 1781Battle of JerseySaint Helier, JerseyBritish victory
16 April 1781Battle of Porto PrayaPraia, Cape VerdeInconclusive
22 January 1782Capture of Demerara and EssequiboDemerara, FranceFrench victory,; French occupation of Demerara, Essequibo and Berbice...
22 February 1782Capture of MontserratMontserratFrench victory
25 August 1782Battle of TrincomaleeTrincomalee, Sri LankaInconclusive
18 October 1782Action of 18 October 1782Dominican RepublicInconclusive
1783Action of 11 April 1783Bay of BengalBritish victory

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within the Anglo-French War of 1778–1783 (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.