| Action of 11 September 1778 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the American Revolutionary War | |||||||
 French frigate Junon against the English frigate Fox in September 1778 by Auguste-Louis de Rossel de Cercy | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Great Britain |
 France | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Thomas Windsor  |
 Vicomte de Beaumont | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1 frigate 28 gun | 1 frigate 32 gun | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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1 frigate captured 14 killed 32 wounded 154 captured[1] | Unknown | ||||||
The Action of 11 September 1778 was a minor naval engagement which took place off the French port of Brest during the American War of Independence, between the French frigate Junon and the Royal Navy frigate HMS Fox. During the engagement that followed, Junon outgunned Fox forcing her to strike.[2]
- ^ Clowes 1897, p. 20.
- ^ Hepper (1994), p. 53.