Action of 11 September 1778

The Action of 11 September 1778 was a minor naval engagement which took place off the French port of Brest during the American War of Independence, between the French frigate Junon and the Royal Navy frigate HMS Fox. During the engagement that followed, Junon outgunned Fox forcing her to strike.

Action of 11 September 1778
Part of the American Revolutionary War

French frigate Junon against the English frigate Fox in September 1778
by Auguste-Louis de Rossel de Cercy
Date11 September 1778
Location
Result French victory
Belligerents
 Great Britain  France
Commanders and leaders
Thomas Windsor   Vicomte de Beaumont
Strength
1 frigate 28 gun 1 frigate 32 gun
Casualties and losses
1 frigate captured
14 killed
32 wounded
154 captured
Unknown
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