Battle off Liverpool, Nova Scotia (1778)

Battle of Liverpool, Nova Scotia (1778)
Part of the American Revolutionary War

Colonel of the Militia Simeon Perkins
Date24 April 1778
Location
Result British victory
Belligerents
 Kingdom of France  Kingdom of Great Britain
Commanders and leaders
Kingdom of France Captain Jean Heraud (Herreaud)[1] Kingdom of Great Britain Captain John Milligan
Casualties and losses
"several" killed, wounded, drowned 3 killed

The Battle of Liverpool took place on 24 April 1778 during the American Revolutionary War. The raid involved the British vessel HMS Blonde and the French 24-gun frigate Duc de Choiseul.[2][3]

  1. ^ Perkins (and subsequently numerous publications) mistake the commander of the ship with the owner of the ship Jean Peltier-Dudoyer from Nantes. The name of the owner is also corrupted as a "Captain Pattier"
  2. ^ "Wreck of the Duc de Choiseul". merseyheritage.ca. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  3. ^ Crawford, Michael J., ed. (2013). Naval Documents of the American Revolution. Vol. 12. Naval History & Heritage Command. pp. 179–180. ISBN 9780945274728.