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The Battle of Barbados was fought in March 1778 during the American Revolutionary War. While escorting a fleet of American ships in the West Indies, the frigate USS Randolph was attacked by the British ship-of-the-line HMS Yarmouth. The following action resulted in America's most costly naval defeat, in terms of human lives, until the sinking of USS Arizona in 1941.

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  • Battle off Barbados (en)
  • Bataille de la Barbade (fr)
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  • The Battle of Barbados was fought in March 1778 during the American Revolutionary War. While escorting a fleet of American ships in the West Indies, the frigate USS Randolph was attacked by the British ship-of-the-line HMS Yarmouth. The following action resulted in America's most costly naval defeat, in terms of human lives, until the sinking of USS Arizona in 1941. (en)
  • La bataille de la Barbade se déroule en mars 1778 pendant la guerre d'indépendance des États-Unis. En escortant une flotte de navires dans les Antilles, la frégate américaine USS Randolph est attaquée par le navire de ligne britannique . Le combat entraîne la défaite navale la plus coûteuse des États-Unis en termes de vies humaines (301 morts), jusqu'au naufrage de l'USS Arizona en 1941. Nicholas Biddle, l'un des cinq premiers Captain de la Marine continentale, y trouve la mort. (fr)
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