Battle of Ushant
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Battle of Ushant may refer to:
- Battle of Ushant (1778)Battle of Ushant (1778)The Battle of Ushant took place on 27 July 1778, during the American War of Independence, fought between French and British fleets 100 miles west of Ushant, a French island at the mouth of the English Channel off the north-westernmost point of France...
, fought 100 miles (160.9 km) west of Ushant, a large but inconclusive engagement in the American War of Independence - Battle of Ushant (1781)Battle of Ushant (1781)The Second Battle of Ushant was a naval battle fought between French and British squadrons near Ushant on 12 December 1781, during the American War of Independence.-Battle:...
, 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 (643.7 km) west of Ushant
- Battle of Ushant (1944)Battle of Ushant (1944)The Battle of Ushant, also known as the Battle of Brittany, occurred on the early morning of 9 June 1944 and was an engagement between a German destroyer flotilla, and an Allied destroyer flotilla off the coast of Brittany. The action came shortly after the initial Allied landings in Normandy...
, 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