Action of 29 July 1782
The action of 29 July 1782 was a minor naval engagement that took place towards the end of the American War of Independence. The British Royal Navy frigate HMS Santa Margarita captured the 36-gun French frigate Amazone off Cape Henry, but the next day the squadron under Louis-Philippe de Vaudreuil intervened and recaptured the frigate.
| Action of 29 July 1782 | |||||||
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| Part of the American Revolutionary War | |||||||
The capture of the Amazone by HMS Santa Margarita, 29 July 1782 by Robert Dodd | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Great Britain | France | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Elliot Salter |
Louis-Philippe de Vaudreuil Lieutenant Louis-Charles de Montguyot de Cambronne † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1 heavy Frigate |
1 light frigate 13 ships | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 5 killed & 17 wounded |
1 frigate captured but later abandoned | ||||||
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