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Action of 17 June 1778
The Action of 17 June 1778 also known as the Fight of the Belle Poule and Arethusa was a minor naval action that took place off the coast of France between Royal naval ships and French naval ships. The action was widely celebrated by both France and Great Britain and was the first between the two naval forces during the Anglo-French War before a formal deceleration of war was even announced.〔Syrett (1998), p.36〕
==Background==
On June 13 1778, Keppel, with twenty-one ships of the line and three frigates, was dispatched to keep watch over the Brest fleet; Keppel was to prevent a junction of the Brest and Toulon fleets, more by persuasion if he could since both nations were not at war. The French 26-gun frigate, ''Belle Poule'' was on a reconnaissance along with the 26-gun frigate ''Licorne'', the corvette ''Hirondelle'', and the cutter ''Coureur'', when on the 17th she encountered a large British squadron that included the HMS ''Arethusa'' at a point south of The Lizard.〔Dupuy p. 210〕
Admiral Keppel, commanding the British fleet ordered that the French ships be pursued and returned to his flagship by any means since he did not want the French ships to see the British strength.〔
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