On November 20, 1798, a pair of French Navy frigates, the L'insurgente and Volontaire, with some 80 guns in combined strength, captured an American 14-gun schooner, USS Retaliation. The ship was later recaptured on June 28, 1799, and the L'insurgente was captured the following month as well. The Retaliation was the only American warship captured during the war.[2]
| Capture of USS Retaliation | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Quasi War | |||||||
| |||||||
| Belligerents | |||||||
 United States |
 France | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 William Bainbridge |
Michel-Pierre Barreaut | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
|
1 schooner: USS Retaliation–14 guns, 76 to 87 enlisted and officers[1] |
2 frigates: L'insurgente–40 guns, 278+ enlisted and officers Volontaire–40 guns, unknown crew | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1 warship captured | Unknown | ||||||
References
edit- ^ Winfield and Roberts (2015), p.247.
- ^ American History Central–Quasi War, 1798-1800, retrieved November 20, 2020
 | This article about a battle in French history is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This article about a battle in the history of the United States is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |