American War of Independence (1776-83)
- 1776 October 11 Valcour Island - Benedict Arnold escapes the British fleet under Guy Carleton
- 1778 April 19 Frederica Naval Action
- July 27 First Ushant - British under Keppel with 30 ships of the line fight inconclusive action against French under d'Orvilliers with 28 ships
- 1779 July 6 Grenada
- end - French vs British under Hyde Parker near Fort Royal, Martinique
- 1780 January 16 Cape St Vincent - British under Rodney defeat Spanish under de Langara
- April 17 Martinique - British under Rodney fail to defeat French under de Guichen
- August 9 Spanish-French fleet under Luis de Córdova y Córdova captures 55 ship British convoy off Cape Santa María
- Spanish-French fleet under Luis de Córdova y Córdova captures 29 ship British convoy
- 1781 April 16 Porto Praya - French under Suffren vs British, in the Cape Verde Islands
- April 19 Fort Royal
- - Minor French under de Grasse vs British under Hood
- - Minor French under Destouches vs British under Arbuthnot
- July 21 Cape Breton Island - French attack British convoy
- August 5 (15 NS?) Dogger Bank - Draw between Dutch and British squadrons
- September 5 Chesapeake Bay - French under de Grasse drive off British under Graves
- December 12 Second Ushant - British under Kempenfelt capture part of a French convoy from de Guichen
- 1782 January 25 St Kitts - British under Hood defeat French under de Grasse
- February 17 Sadras - First fierce but indecisive fight between French under Suffren and British under Hughes near south-east India
- April 9 and 12 The Saintes - British under Rodney decisively defeat French under de Grasse in the West Indies
- April 12 Providien - 2nd fight between Suffren and Hughes off India
- April 21 - British defeat French
- July 6 Negapatam - 3rd fight between Suffren and Hughes off India
- September 3 Trincomalee - Hughes fleet damages Suffren's but withdraws
- October 20 Cape Spartel - Franco-Spanish fleet under Luis de Córdova y Córdova fights British fleet under Richard Howe in indecisive battle. Howe resupplies Gibraltar
- 1783 June 20 Cuddalore - Suffren prevents Hughes seizing Cuddalore. Last of the five battles between Suffren and Hughes
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