Action of 6 October 1779
| Action of 6 October 1779 | |||||||
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| Part of the American Revolutionary War | |||||||
Fight of the Surveillante against the Quebec Auguste-Louis de Rossel de Cercy, 1789 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| France | Great Britain | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Charles du Couëdic (DOW) |
George Farmer † Rupert George | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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1 frigate 1 cutter |
1 frigate 1 cutter | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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30 killed 85 wounded |
127 killed or wounded 1 frigate destroyed | ||||||
The action of 6 October 1779 was a minor but famous and furious naval engagement that took part in the early stages of the war between Britain and France in the American Revolutionary War between the British Royal Navy frigate HMS Quebec and the frigate Surveillante of the French Navy. The battle ended in a French victory when Quebec was destroyed by an explosion.