A brief naval engagement between the British…

December 1779 CE

A brief naval engagement between the British and Dutch off the Isle of Wight on December 31, 1779, results in the capture of the Dutch merchantmen and naval vessels, which are taken to Portsmouth.

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Portsmouth Hampshire United Kingdom View →

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Dutch people View → Netherlands, United Provinces of the (Dutch Republic) View → France, (Bourbon) Kingdom of View → Britain, Kingdom of Great View → British people View → United States of America (US, USA) (Philadelphia PA) View →

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American Revolution View → American Revolutionary War, or American War of Independence View → Anglo-French War (1778–1783) View → Fielding and Bylandt, Affair of View →

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Watercraft View → Conflict View → Government View → Custom and Law View →

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