Battle of Saint Kitts

For the Anglo-Spanish War battle, see Battle of St. Kitts (1629).

Battle of St. Kitts
Part of the American Revolutionary War

Hood's anchored fleet repels de Grasse off St Kitts. The Battle of Frigate Bay, 26 January 1782 by Nicholas Pocock
Date25–26 January 1782
Location
Off Basseterre, Caribbean Sea
17°09′N 62°35′W / 17.150°N 62.583°W / 17.150; -62.583
Result British victory[1][2]
Belligerents
 Great Britain  France
Commanders and leaders
Sir Samuel Hood Comte de Grasse
Strength
22 ships of the line 29 ships of the line
2 frigates
1 cutter
Casualties and losses
72 killed
244 wounded		 107 killed
204 wounded
1 cutter captured[3]

The Battle of Saint Kitts, also known as the Battle of Frigate Bay, was a naval battle fought on 25 and 26 January 1782 during the American Revolutionary War between a British fleet under Rear Admiral Sir Samuel Hood and a larger French fleet under the Comte de Grasse.

  1. ^ Jaques, Hood arrived and repulsed de Grasse with victory at sea off Basseterre p. 881
  2. ^ Allen p. 325
  3. ^ Marly p. 342