The Capture of the 'Alcide' and 'Lys' unknown 18th century artist[1]
Date
8 June 1755
Location
Gulf of St Lawrence, off Cape Ray, Newfoundland
Result
British victory
Belligerents
Great Britain
France
Commanders and leaders
Edward Boscawen
Toussaint Hocquart[2]
Strength
3 ships of the line
3 ships of the line; one en flûte
Casualties and losses
7 killed 25 wounded
2 ships of the line captured 130 killed and wounded 2,000 prisoners
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Seven Years' War in North America:The French and Indian War, Atlantic theater
1st Northeast Coast
Cape Ray
Chignecto
Bay of Fundy
Petitcodiac
2nd Northeast Coast
1st Lunenburg
1st Louisbourg
Bloody Creek
2nd Lunenburg
2nd Louisbourg
Petitcodiac River
Ile Saint-Jean
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Cape Sable
St. John River
Restigouche
St. John's
The action of 8 June 1755 was a naval battle between France and Great Britain early in the French and Indian War. The British captured the third-rate French ships Alcide and Lys off Cape Ray, Newfoundland in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.[3] The battle contributed to the eventual war declarations that in 1756 formally began the Seven Years' War.
^In the foreground of this painting, the Defiance, commanded by Captain Thomas Andrews is firing into the French warship the Lys, which is not replying. Between the two ships in the background can be seen the Dunkirk commanded by Captain the Hon. Richard Howe and the Alcide commanded by Captain de Hocquart. On the left an English merchantman is shown coming towards the viewer.
^Levot, pp. 915–916
^The Naval Chronicle. Bunney & Gold. 2007 [1799-1818]. p. 201.
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