Action of 2 January 1783

Action of 2 January 1783
	Part of the American Revolutionary War
	; Action between HMS Magicienne and Sibylle, 2 January 1783 by Robert Dodd
Date	2 January 1783
Location	off Cap François
Result	Inconclusive
Belligerents
Great Britain	France
Commanders and leaders
Thomas Graves	Kergariou-Locmaria
Strength
1 Frigate	1 Frigate; 1 Sloop of War
Casualties and losses
16 killed & 31 wounded	14 killed & 42 wounded

The action of 2 January 1783 was a minor naval battle that took place in the Caribbean Sea during the last stages of the American War of Independence. Severe fighting between a Royal Navy frigate HMS Magicienne and a French frigate Sibylle went on for nearly two hours, but in that time both frigates were reduced to wrecks.^[3]

^ Southey, Thomas (1827). Chronological History of the West Indies, Volume 2. Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, & Green. p. 539.
^ The Naval Chronicle, Containing a General and Biographical History of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom, with a Variety of Original Papers on Nautical Subjects, Volume 8. Joyce Gold. 1802. p. 363.
^ Grant, James (1873). British battles on land and sea, Volume 2. Cassell. pp. 200–01.

[1] Southey, Thomas (1827). Chronological History of the West Indies, Volume 2. Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, & Green. p. 539.

[2] The Naval Chronicle, Containing a General and Biographical History of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom, with a Variety of Original Papers on Nautical Subjects, Volume 8. Joyce Gold. 1802. p. 363.

[Grant-3] Grant, James (1873). British battles on land and sea, Volume 2. Cassell. pp. 200–01.

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