The Battle of Providien was the second in the series of battles fought between a British fleet under Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Hughes and a French fleet under the Bailli de Suffren off the coast of India during the American War of Independence. The battle was fought on April 12, 1782. Sir Edward Hughes (c. ... Pierre André de Suffren de Saint Tropez (July 17, 1729 - December 8, 1788), French admiral, was the third son of the marquis de Saint Tropez, head of a family of nobles of Provence which claimed to have emigrated from Lucca in the 14th century. ... The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), also known as the American War of Independence, was a war fought primarily between Great Britain and revolutionaries within thirteen of her North American colonies. ... April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years). ... 1782 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...