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7 April
The Action of 7 April 1800 was a minor naval engagement fought between a British squadron blockading the Spanish naval base of Cadiz and a convoy of 13 Spanish merchant vessels escorted by three frigates, bound for the Spanish colonies in the Americas.
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...is-day-7-April
The Continental brig Lexington captures the British ship Edward.
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.php?408-April-7th
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8 April
On the 8th of April 1782, ships of the U.S. Continental Navy and Great Britain fought with each other in what is known as the Battle of Delaware Bay.
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...f-Delaware-Bay
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6 April
The Action of 6 April 1809 was a small naval battle fought between the French frigate Niémen and several British frigates.
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...-day-April-6th
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9 April
On the 9th of April 1799, HMS St. Fiorenzo and HMS Amelia engaged the French frigates Vengeance, Sémillante, Cornélie, and a gun vessel, as well as a gun battery protecting them.
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...ries-and-ships
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10 April
The French frigate Gloire was followed by the British frigate HMS Astraea and was ultimately brought to battle in a closely fought engagement.
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...s-day-10-April
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12 April
On the 12th of April 1782, British and French fleets fought the Battle of the Saintes in the West Indies
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...of-the-Saintes
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13 April
On the 13th of April 1796, HMS Indefatigable and HMS Révolutionnaire captured the French frigate Unité.
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...s-day-13-April
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14 April
On the 14th of April 1793, Admiral John Gell’s squadron captured the French privateer Général Dumourier and her Spanish prize, the St. Jago.
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...s-day-14-April
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16 April
On the 16th of April 1797, the Spithead mutiny began as sailors from 16 ships of the Channel Fleet, under the command of Admiral Lord Bridport, responded to poor living conditions and low pay.
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...-is-in-the-air
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17 April
On the 17th of April 1780, British and French ships engaged in the Battle of Martinique in the West Indies.
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...-of-Martinique
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19 April
On the 19th of April 1770, Captain James Cook, commanding the Endeavour, reached the south-eastern coast of Australia, being the first recorded Europeans to see eastern Australia.
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...tern-Australia
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20 April
On the 20th of April 1792, Louis XVI of France declared war on the Habsburg monarchy of Austria, resulting in the French Revolutionary Wars.
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...e-declares-war
On this day, 20 April 1814 while in the Florida Strait, the 18-gun sloop-of-war USS Frolic encountered the British 36-gun frigate HMS Orpheus and 12-gun schooner HMS Shelburne.
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...-20-April-1814
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11 April
On the 11th of April 1783, the Continental Congress proclaimed the cessation of arms with Great Britain.
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...s-day-11-April
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.php?414-April-11th
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15 April
On the 15th of April 1805, crewmembers of the HMS Papillon captured the Spanish privateer Conception off the west coast of Jamaica.
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...s-day-15-April
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21 April
On this day, 21 April 1782 the 74-gun Pégase was captured by the Captain John Jervis in the 80-gun HMS Foudroyant.
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...-21-April-1782
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22 April
On the 22nd of April 1676, French and Dutch-Spanish fleets fought in the Battle of Augusta off the east coast of Sicily.
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...tle-of-Augusta
Capt. John Paul Jones of Ranger leads a landing party raid on Whitehaven, England.
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.php?420-April-22nd
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23 April
The Action of 23 April 1794 took place between a British squadron of five frigates under the command of Sir John Borlase Warren and three frigates and a corvette under the command of Chef d'escadre F. Desgarceaux during the French Revolutionary Wars.
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...l-First-Action
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...-23-April-1794
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24 April
The Continental Navy sloop Ranger captures HMS Drake.
On 24 April 1798 the 36-gun HMS Phoenix captured the French privateer Brave.
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.php?423-April-24th
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26 April
On the 26th of April 1797, British ships, under the command of Captain George Martin, captured two Spanish frigates off the coast of Conil de la Frontera, Spain.
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...s-day-26-April
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27 April
The Battle of Derne was a decisive victory of a mercenary army led by a detachment of United States Marines and soldiers over pirate forces along the Barbary coast nation of Tripoli during the First Barbary War.
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...f-Derna-Begins
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28 April
The capture of HMS Epervier was a naval action fought off the coast of Florida near Cape Canaveral on 28 April 1814, between the ship-rigged sloop of war USS Peacock, commanded by Master Commandant Lewis Warrington, and the Cruizer-class brig-sloop Epervier under Commander Richard Wales.
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...s-Day-28-April
On the 28th of April 1789, Fletcher Christian led a mutiny against the HMS Bounty’s captain, William Bligh.
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...-on-the-Bounty
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25 April
On the 25th of April 1607, the Dutch defeated the Spanish in the Battle of Gibraltar.
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...Gibraltar-1607
Anzac Day
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...Day-25th-April
ARA Santa Fe disabled at Grytviken, South Georgia liberated, 30 years ago today
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...Day-April-25th
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29 April
On the 29th of April 1758, British and French forces engaged in the Battle of Cuddalore off the Carnatic coast of southern India.
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...ddalore-(1758)
The Battle of Fort Royal was a naval battle fought off Fort Royal, Martinique in the West Indies during the American War of Independence on 29 April 1781 between fleets of the British Royal Navy and the French Navy.
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...s-Day-29-April
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30 April
Congress Established U.S. Department of the Navy
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...nt-of-the-Navy
George Washington takes the oath of office to become the first elected President of the United States.
Louisiana Purchase: The United States purchases the Louisiana Territory from France.
The Territory of Orleans becomes the 18th U.S. state under the name Louisiana.
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...s-Day-30-April
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2 May
The Dos de Mayo of 1808, was a rebellion by the people of Madrid against the occupation of the city by French troops.
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...This-Day-2-May
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1 May
The Action of 1 May 1781 was a minor naval engagement nearly 210 miles off the Port of Brest in which HMS Canada, a 74-gun third rate of the Royal Navy chased, intercepted and captured the 40-gun Spanish frigate Santa Leocadia.
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...This-Day-1-May
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3 May
On the 3rd of May 1810, the HMS Spartan engaged Neapolitan ships in the Bay of Naples.
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...this-day-3-May
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5 May
On this day 5 May 1821 Napoleon dies in exile on the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean.
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...This-Day-5-May
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...poleon-s-Death
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4 May
HMS Belle Poule participated with HMS Alceste in an attack on Parenza (Istria).
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...n-the-Adriatic
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6 May
The Action of 6 May 1801 was a minor naval engagement between the 32-gun xebec-frigate El Gamo of the Spanish Navy under the command of Don Francisco de Torris and the much smaller 14-gun brig HMS Speedy under the command of Thomas, Lord Cochrane.
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...-Spanish-Tango
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...This-Day-6-May
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7 May
On this day 7 May 1779 USS Providence captured the brig HMS Diligent, 12 guns, off Sandy Hook.
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...This-Day-7-May
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8 May
On the 8th of May 1807, boats from the 22-gun Laurel class sixth-rate post ship HMS Comus, cut out the Spanish San Pedro de Apostol from the harbor at Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands.
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...out-expedition
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10 May
On May 10, 1801, the Pasha of Tripoi declared war on the United States.
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...his-Day-10-May
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11 May
The Danish schooner The Alban encountered the HMS Rifleman.
Capitulation of Charlestown, South Carolina to Vice-Admiral Arbuthnot and troops under General Sir Henry Clinton.
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...his-Day-11-May
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13 May
The First Fleet sailed from Great Britain on 13 May 1787 to establish the first European colony in Australia.
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...his-Day-13-May
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14 May
On this day 14 May 1747 the First Battle of Cape Finisterre saw 14 British ships of the line under Admiral George Anson attack a French 30-ship convoy commanded by Admiral de la Jonquière during the War of the Austrian Succession.
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...his-Day-14-May
On the 14th of May 1814, Argentine and Spanish ships began a four-day engagement known as the Battle of Buceo.
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...s-of-the-world
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16 May
The Little Belt Affair was a naval battle on the night of 16 May 1811. It involved the United States frigate USS President and the British sixth-rate HMS Little Belt, a sloop-of-war.
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...his-Day-16-May
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18 May
On 18 May 1803 the 36-gun frigate HMS Doris, under the command of Captain Richard Harrison Pearson, captured the French naval lugger Affronteur, off Ushant.
Benedict Arnold captures British sloop and renames her Enterprise, first of many famous ships with that name.
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...his-Day-18-May
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...his-day-18-May
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19 May
On the 19th of May 1808, the HMS Virginie captured the Dutch frigate Guelderland.
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...Dutch-exchange
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9 May
On the 9th of May 1795, the HMS Melampus, under the command of Richard Strachan, partook in an attack on a French convoy in Cartaret Bay.
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...out-expedition
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12 May
Fall of Charleston, SC; three Continental Navy frigates (Boston, Providence, and Ranger) captured; and one American frigate (Queen of France) sunk to prevent capture.
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.php?442-May-12th
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20 May
Battle of Minorca was fought between Great Britain and France.
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...tle-of-Minorca
Four warships sent to Mediterranean to protect American commerce.
Commodore Stephen Decatur (Frigate Guerriere) sails with 10 ships to suppress Mediterranean pirate raids on U.S. shipping.
USS Constitution sails from New York on 'round-the-world cruise.
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.php?448-May-20th
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22 May
On the 22nd of May 1812, the HMS Northumberland, under the command of Captain Henry Hotham, defeated the frigates Ariane (40) and Andromaque (40) in an engagement off the coast of Groix in northwestern France.
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...shallow-waters
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26 May
On 26 May 1811, HMS Alacrity under Commander Nisbit Palmer, an 18-gun Cruizer class brig sloop, encountered the French brig-of-war Abeille, of twenty 24-pounder carronades, off Bastia, Corsica.
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...his-Day-26-May
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