Frederica naval action

Frederica naval action
Part of the American Revolutionary War

Georgia Navy vessels capturing the British squadron on Frederica River.
DateApril 19, 1778
Location
Result United States victory
Belligerents
 United States  Great Britain
Commanders and leaders
Colonel Samuel Elbert Kingdom of Great Britain Captain Thomas Jordan (nominally)
Strength
3 galleys 1 frigate
1 sloop
1 brig
1 brigantine
Casualties and losses
none none
1 sloop captured
1 brig captured
1 brigantine captured

The Frederica naval action was a naval battle during the American Revolutionary War in which three galleys of the Georgia State Navy captured a British raiding party off the coast of Georgia. The action occurred on April 19, 1778.