The Saints

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The Saints is the name given to the 1782 naval battle in the Caribbean during the American Revolutionary War, where the British fleet decisively defeated the French near the Îles des Saintes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Les Saintes ⓘ
Battle of the Saintes ⓘ
belligerent French Navy ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
combatantStrength large fleet engagement ⓘ
commander François Joseph Paul de Grasse ⓘ
George Brydges Rodney ⓘ
Samuel Hood ⓘ
linked to: Admiral Samuel Hood
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
conflictType naval engagement ⓘ
countryInvolved Kingdom of France ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
date 1782 ⓘ
decisiveFor British naval supremacy in the Caribbean ⓘ
endDate 1782-04-12 ⓘ
followedBy subsequent British operations in the West Indies ⓘ
historicalPeriod 18th century ⓘ
location Caribbean Sea ⓘ
near Îles des Saintes ⓘ
notableTactic breaking the line ⓘ
opponentCommander François Joseph Paul de Grasse ⓘ
partOf American Revolutionary War ⓘ
Anglo-French War (1778–1783) ⓘ
precededBy Battle of the Chesapeake ⓘ
region West Indies ⓘ
result British victory ⓘ
shipCaptured French flagship Ville de Paris ⓘ
significance helped secure British control of the Caribbean ⓘ
major defeat for the French fleet ⓘ
startDate 1782-04-09 ⓘ
theaterOfWar Caribbean theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
year 1782 ⓘ

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HMS Victory → battleHonour → The Saints ⓘ