Action of 15 September 1782

Action of 15 September 1782
Part of the American Revolutionary War

1776 map of the Delaware Bay
Date15 September 1782
Location
Delaware Bay
Result British victory
Belligerents
Great Britain France
Commanders and leaders
George Elphinstone Latouche Tréville 
Strength
2 ships of the line
1 frigate
1 sloop-of-war		 2 frigates
Casualties and losses
Unknown 600 captured
1 frigate captured

The action of 15 September 1782 (also known as the Second Battle of Delaware Bay) was a naval action in the mouth of the Delaware Bay in which four Royal Navy vessels under George Elphinstone pursued and attacked three French warships that included two frigates under Louis-René Levassor de Latouche Tréville. The French 38-gun frigate Aigle was grounded and captured along with Tréville.

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