Battle off Barbados

Battle of Barbados
Part of the American Revolutionary War
USS Randolph, Unknown artist
Date March 7, 1778 Location Off Barbados, Caribbean Sea 13°11′13″N 59°27′25″W / 13.187°N 59.457°W / 13.187; -59.457 Result British victory
Belligerents
Great Britain	United States
Commanders and leaders
Nicholas Vincent	Nicholas Biddle †
Strength
1 ship of the line	1 frigate 1 brig
Casualties and losses
5 killed 12 wounded	301 killed 4 captured 1 frigate sunk

The Battle of Barbados was fought in March 1778 during the American Revolutionary War. While escorting a fleet of American ships in the West Indies, the frigate USS Randolph was attacked by the British ship-of-the-line HMS Yarmouth. The following action resulted in America's most costly naval defeat, in terms of human lives, until the sinking of USS Arizona in 1941.^[1][2]