Action of 20 October 1778

Action of 20 October 1778
Part of the Anglo-French War

Battle of the French ship Triton against the English ship Jupiter and the English frigate Médée, 20 October 1778
Pierre-Julien Gilbert, 1837
Date20 October 1778
Location
Off Cape Fisterra, Galicia
Result Inconclusive
Belligerents
France Great Britain
Commanders and leaders
Gaspard de Ligondès (DOW) Francis Reynolds
James Montagu
Strength
Ship-of-the-line Triton Ship-of-the-line Jupiter
Frigate Medea
Casualties and losses
13 killed
20 wounded		 4 killed
10 wounded

The action of 20 October 1778 was an inconclusive engagement between the French ship-of-the-line Triton and British ship-of-the-line Jupiter with a frigate Medea that took place off Cape Finisterre in the Bay of Biscay. Darkness separated the combatants before any decisive result was obtained.

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