BATTLE // October 20, 1778
Action of 20 October 1778
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Significance
The action of 20 October 1778 produced no decisive result. The French ship-of-the-line Triton engaged the British ship-of-the-line Jupiter and frigate Medea off Cape Finisterre in the Bay of Biscay, but darkness intervened before either side could gain an advantage. The engagement thus settled nothing operationally, leaving the balance of forces in the area unchanged in the early months of the Anglo-French War of 1778–1783.
Tactics
The engagement was fought between the French Triton and the British Jupiter and Medea off Cape Finisterre. Darkness separated the combatants before a decisive result could be obtained; no further tactical detail is recorded.
Commanders (3)
France
Great Britain
Francis Reynoldsmember of the House of Lords
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