| Action of 2 January 1783 | |||||||
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| Part of the American Revolutionary War | |||||||
 Action between HMS Magicienne and Sibylle, 2 January 1783 by Robert Dodd | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Great Britain |
 France | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Thomas Graves |
 Kergariou-Locmaria | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1 Frigate |
1 Frigate 1 Sloop of War | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 16 killed & 31 wounded[1] | 14 killed & 42 wounded[2] | ||||||
The action of 2 January 1783 was a minor naval battle that took place in the Caribbean Sea during the last stages of the American War of Independence. Severe fighting between a Royal Navy frigate HMS Magicienne and a French frigate Sibylle went on for nearly two hours, but in that time both frigates were reduced to wrecks.[3]
- ^ Southey, Thomas (1827). Chronological History of the West Indies, Volume 2. Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, & Green. p. 539.
- ^ The Naval Chronicle, Containing a General and Biographical History of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom, with a Variety of Original Papers on Nautical Subjects, Volume 8. Joyce Gold. 1802. p. 363.
- ^ Grant, James (1873). British battles on land and sea, Volume 2. Cassell. pp. 200–01.