Action of 4 September 1782
| Action of 4 September 1782 | |||||||
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| Part of the American Revolutionary War | |||||||
Hébé (right) as HMS Hebe in 1795 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Great Britain | France | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Henry Trollope | Chevalier de Vigny | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1 frigate | 1 frigate | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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1 killed 2 wounded |
5 killed 7 wounded 360 captured 1 frigate captured | ||||||
The action of 4 September 1782 was a single-ship action fought off the Île de Batz between the French Navy frigate Hébé and Royal Navy frigate HMS Rainbow. It was the first military engagement to see the proper use of British carronade design, which proved so effective that Hébé promptly struck her colours right after the first broadside from Rainbow.