Battle of Kedges Strait

Battle of Kedges Strait
Part of the American Revolutionary War
Historic marker in Onancock, Virginia with outline of battle
Date November 30, 1782 Location Kedges Strait, Chesapeake Bay, between Smith and South Marsh Islands off Tangier Sound 37°59′42″N 75°57′18″W / 37.995°N 75.955°W / 37.995; -75.955 Result British victory
Belligerents
United States	Great Britain
Commanders and leaders
Commodore Zedechiah Whaley Lt. Colonel John Cropper	Unknown
Strength
65	unknown
Casualties and losses
McDougall: 25 killed or wounded 29 captured 11 escaped	Unknown

The Battle of Kedges Strait (also known as the Battle of the Barges) took place on November 30, 1782 near Tangier Sound in Chesapeake Bay near the town of Onancock, Virginia, between naval militia forces of the rebellious British colony of Maryland and the Royal Navy of Great Britain.