Action of 22 January 1783

The action of 22 January 1783 was a single-ship action fought off the Chesapeake Bay during the American War of Independence. The British frigate Hussar, under the command of Thomas Macnamara Russell, captured the French frigate Sybille, under the command of Théobald René de Kergariou-Locmaria. The circumstances of the battle included controversial French violations of accepted rules of war regarding the flying of false flags and distress signals.

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1783 Action of 22 January 1783

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1775 Battle of Kemp's Landing

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1813 — 1814 Chesapeake campaign

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1813 Battle of Craney Island

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1861 Battle of Sewell's Point

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1861 Battle of Big Bethel

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1862 Battle of Hampton Roads

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict		Skirmish at Cedar Lane	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1775	Battle of Kemp's Landing	United States, Kingdom of Great Britain, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1783	Action of 22 January 1783	France, naval battle, Kingdom of Great Britain	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1813	Chesapeake campaign	United States, British Empire, invasion, military campaign, naval blockade, offensive	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1813	Battle of Craney Island	United States, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1861	Battle of Sewell's Point	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1861	Battle of Big Bethel	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1862	Battle of Hampton Roads	battle	Wikidata
object	watercraft		CSS Virginia	casemate ironclad	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Congress	ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Cumberland	ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Theodore Roosevelt	supercarrier, Nimitz-class aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Whitehall	steamship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Wisconsin	fast battleship, Iowa-class battleship	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1962	USS Enterprise	former entity, Enterprise-class aircraft carrier, supercarrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1998	USS Harry S. Truman	supercarrier, Nimitz-class aircraft carrier	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1886	Newport News Shipbuilding	shipyard, shipbuilding, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding	2011	Huntington Ingalls Industries	shipbuilding, business, public company, enterprise	Wikidata
site	fort	1775	Fort Norfolk	historic district, fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1834	Fort Monroe	National Park Service, fort, unincorporated community in the United States	Wikidata
site	museum	1994	Nauticus	military museum	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		USS Manta	sunken vessel, attack submarine, Balao-class submarine	Wikidata