Battle of Ushant may refer to:
- Battle of Ushant (1778), fought 100 miles (160 km) west of Ushant, a large but inconclusive engagement in the American War of Independence
- Battle of Ushant (1781), a convoy battle, also during the American War of Independence
- The Glorious First of June, 1794, also called the Third Battle of Ushant, fought 400 miles (640 km) west of Ushant
- Battle of Ushant (1944), a battle among the British, Canadian and Polish destroyers of the 10th Flotilla and the German destroyers of the 8th Narvik Flotilla, won by the allies
Famous quotes containing the words battle of and/or battle:
“I have just read your dispatch about sore tongued and fatiegued [sic] horses. Will you pardon me for asking what the horses of your army have done since the battle of Antietem that fatigue anything?”
—Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)
“What a battle a man must fight everywhere to maintain his standing army of thoughts, and march with them in orderly array through the always hostile country! How many enemies there are to sane thinking! Every soldier has succumbed to them before he enlists for those other battles.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)