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Action of 30 September 1780
Part of the American War of Independence

The Pearl taking L'Esperance - 30 Sep 1780
Date30 September 1780
Location
off the Bermudas
Result British victory
Belligerents
 Great Britain  France
Commanders and leaders
George Montagu unknown
Strength
1 Frigate HMS Pearl 1 frigate L'Esperance
Casualties and losses
6 killed, 10 wounded 20 killed, 24 wounded
156 captured, 1 frigate captured

The Action of 30 September 1780 was a minor naval engagement off the Bermudas, where HMS Pearl captured the L'Espérance, a French built frigate privateer of 32 guns.[1]

HMS Pearl under the command of George Montagu was sent out to North America, and on 30 September 1780, soon encountered a frigate off the Bermudas. As Pearl closed Montagu cleared for action and engaged close for and maintained a running fight for two hours and more when the frigate struck.[2][3]

The prize turned out to be the French frigate L'Espérance of about 850 tons of thirty two guns consisting of twelve and six pounders, nearly 200 men and with a valuable cargo heading from Cape Francois to Bordeaux. L'Espérance lost 20 killed and 24 wounded as well as the crew & marines captured, while Pearl's loses were six killed and ten wounded. The captured French frigate was put into Royal Naval service and renamed HMS Clinton.[4]

References

  1. ^ James, William I (1837). The Naval History of Great Britain from the Declaration of War by France in 1793 to the Accession of George IV Vol 1. Austrian National Library: London, Bentley. p. 179. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  2. ^ The Scots Magazine Volume 42. Sands, Brymer, Murray and Cochran,. 1780. p. 602. Retrieved 11 June 2014.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  3. ^ Allen p. 268
  4. ^ Allen p. 268
Bibliography
  • Allen, Joseph (1852). Battles of the British Navy, Volume 1. Bohn's illustrated library. ASIN B009ZMMQ56.
  • Clowes, William Laird (2003). The Royal Navy: v. 4: A History - From the Earliest Times to 1900. Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1861760128.
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