| Action of 4 September 1782 | |||||||
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| Part of the American Revolutionary War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Great Britain |
 France | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Captain Henry Trollope |
Capitaine Chevalier de Vigny | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1 frigate HMS Rainbow | 1 frigate Hébé | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1 killed & 2 wounded |
1 frigate captured 5 killed, 7 wounded & 360 captured[2] | ||||||
The action of 4 September 1782 was a small naval engagement fought off the Île de Batz between a French naval frigate, Hébé, and a Royal Naval frigate, HMS Rainbow. This battle was notable as the first proper use of a carronade, and so effective was this weapon that the French commander promptly surrendered just after the first broadside.[3]