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. The Ile dOuessant (in English Ushant, in Breton Enez Eusa) is an island in the English Channel which marks the north-westernmost point of European France. ... December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1781 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 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. ...

A French convoy sailed from Brest on 10 December with reinforcements and stores for the East and West Indies, protected by a fleet of 21 ships of the line commanded by Comte de Guichen. The British squadron of 14 ships of the line, commanded by Rear Admiral Richard Kempenfelt in HMS Victory, which had been ordered to sea to intercept the expected convoy, intercepted the French on 12 December. De Guichen's fleet was downwind of the convoy, which let the British ships sweep down to capture 15 merchant ships before the French ships could intervene. Location within France Brest, at the tip of Brittany Brest (population of the city: 146,000 inhabitants as of 2004 estimates; population of the metropolitan area: 303,484 inhabitants as of 1999 census) is a city in the Bretagne région, north-west France, subprefecture of the Finistère d... December 10 is the 344th day (345th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Ships of the line were 1st, 2nd, or 3rd-rated ships in the rating system of the Royal Navy. ... Luc Urbain de Bouëxic, comte de Guichen (June 21, 1712 - January 13, 1790), French admiral, entered the navy in 1730 as garde de la Marine, the first rank in the corps of royal officers. ... Ships of the line were 1st, 2nd, or 3rd-rated ships in the rating system of the Royal Navy. ... Richard Kempenfelt (1718 - August 1782) was a British rear-admiral. ... This article is about the late 18th century ship of the line HMS Victory. ... December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

The French convoy was later dispersed in a gale and most of the ships forced to return to port. Only two of the five ships of the line intended for the West Indies arrived in time for the Battle of the Saintes in April. Ships of the line were 1st, 2nd, or 3rd-rated ships in the rating system of the Royal Navy. ... The Battle of the Saintes, 12 April 1782: surrender of the Ville de Paris by Thomas Whitcombe, painted 1783, shows Samuel Hoods Barfleur, center, attacking the French flagship Ville de Paris, right. ...