Action of 1 May 1781

Action of 1 May 1781
Part of the American War of Independence
Date 1 May 1781 Location 210 miles (340 km) off Brest, France Result British victory
Belligerents
Spain	Great Britain
Commanders and leaders
Don Francisco Winthuysen	Sir George Collier
Strength
1 frigate Santa Leocadia 40 guns (reduced to 34)	1 ship of the line HMS Canada 74 guns
Casualties and losses
1 frigate captured 80 killed 106 wounded[1] 200 captured	13 casualties[2]

The action of 1 May 1781 was a naval engagement nearly 210 miles off the Port of Brest in which HMS Canada, a 74-gun third rate of the Royal Navy under Captain George Collier chased, intercepted and captured the 40-gun Spanish frigate Santa Leocadia, captained by Don Francisco Wenthuisen.^[3]