Action of 11 April 1783
| Action of 11 April 1783 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| France | Great Britain | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Villaret de Joyeuse | Samuel Graves | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 30 gun Corvette | 64 gun ship of the line | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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1 Corvette captured 34 wounded 160 sailors and Marines captured. | 24 wounded | ||||||
The action of 11 April 1783 was a naval engagement which took place during the American Revolutionary War in the East Indies campaign. The French corvette Naïade was spotted by the 64-gun HMS Sceptre. In a five hour long fight Sceptre captured Naïade off Trincomalee on the night of 14 April 1783.