Action of 2 January 1783

Action of 2 January 1783
Part of the American Revolutionary War

Action between HMS Magicienne and Sibylle, 2 January 1783 by Robert Dodd
Date2 January 1783
Location
Result Inconclusive
Belligerents
 Great Britain  France
Commanders and leaders
Kingdom of Great Britain Thomas Graves Kingdom of France 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]

  1. ^ Southey, Thomas (1827). Chronological History of the West Indies, Volume 2. Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, & Green. p. 539.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Grant, James (1873). British battles on land and sea, Volume 2. Cassell. pp. 200–01.