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Action of 7 June 1780 : ウィキペディア英語版 | Action of 7 June 1780
The Action of 7 June 1780 took place during the American War of Independence between the frigates ''Hermione'' and HMS ''Iris''. The ships exchanged fire for one hour and a half before parting. The battle resumed epistolarily when Hawker published his account of the battle in a newspaper, which Latouche contested heatedly. == Background == The Franco-American alliance marked the French intervention in the American War of Independence, yielding a considerable contribution to the Naval operations in the American Revolutionary War. France and Britain fought to control shipping lanes and supply their side on the American continent, while conducting support operations and landings. One of the French frigates involved was Latouche's 32-gun ''Hermione'', that had ferried General La Fayette France to Boston.〔Levot, p.295〕〔Guérin, ''Les Marins illustres'', p.431〕 After a brief period installing artillery for the defence of Rhodes Island,〔 Latouche returned off Long Island to intercept shipping to New York.〔
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