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Action of 12 December 1782
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The action of 12 December 1782 was a naval engagement fought off the coast of Spain near Ferrol, in which the British 40-gun fifth rate HMS Mediator successfully attacked a convoy of five armed ships. Mediator succeeded in capturing one American privateer, the Alexander, and then captured the French ex-ship of the line La Ménagère. The convoy was part of Pierre Beaumarchais's supply chain to the American colonists.
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Action of 12 December 1782 | |||||||
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Part of the American Revolutionary War | |||||||
![]() HMS Mediator engaging French and American vessels, 12 December 1782 L’Aimable Eugénie on the right captained by Nicolas Baudin is seen fleeing from the action. | |||||||
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1 Roebuck-class fifth rate |
1 ship of the line (en flûte) 1 frigate 1 armed transport 2 American privateers | ||||||
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7 casualties |
1 ship of the line captured 1 privateer captured 9 killed 16 wounded 340 captured |
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