Frederica naval action

Frederica naval action
	Part of the American Revolutionary War
	; Georgia Navy vessels capturing the British squadron on Frederica River.
Date	April 19, 1778
Location	off St. Simons Island, Georgia, Frederica River
Result	United States victory
Belligerents
United States	Great Britain
Commanders and leaders
Colonel Samuel Elbert	Captain Thomas Jordan (nominally)
Strength
3 galleys	1 frigate; 1 sloop; 1 brig; 1 brigantine
Casualties and losses
none	none; 1 sloop captured; 1 brig captured; 1 brigantine captured

The Frederica naval action was a naval battle during the American Revolutionary War in which three galleys of the Georgia State Navy defeated a British raiding party off the coast of Georgia. The action occurred on April 19, 1778.

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