Action of 14 September 1779

Significance

The action of 14 September 1779 was a minor naval engagement in the eastern Atlantic, off the Azores, occurring in the early months of the Anglo-Spanish War. HMS Pearl under George Montagu captured the Spanish frigate Santa Mónica under Manuel Núñez Gaona following a brief exchange. Spanish casualties numbered 180. The engagement took place during a cruising patrol in the eastern Atlantic and resulted in the loss of a Spanish frigate, though its wider effect on the Anglo-Spanish War or the concurrent American Revolutionary War was limited given the action's scale and the sparse record of any subsequent strategic consequence.

Forces & casualties

Commanders (2)