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Capture of HMS Savage
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"HMS Savage (1778)" redirects here. For other ships of that name, see HMS Savage.
The Capture of HMS Savage was a naval battle of the American Revolutionary War involving the American privateer Congress and the British sloop-of-war HMS Savage. It occurred in September 1781 off South Carolina and is considered one of the hardest-fought single ship actions of the war.[1]
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Capture of HMS Savage | |||||||
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Part of the American Revolutionary War | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
1 sloop-of-war | 1 sloop-of war | ||||||
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11 killed ~30 wounded 1 sloop-of-war damaged |
8 killed 26 wounded 1 sloop-of-war captured |
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