Action of 31 July 1793
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The action of 31 July 1793 was an inconclusive engagement between a Royal Navy frigate and French Navy frigate off the New Jersey coastline in the first year of the War of the First Coalition. The British captain, George Courtenay of HMS Boston, had arrived off New York City on 28 May and deliberately disguised his ship as a French vessel, fooling a French officer into coming aboard and making him a prisoner of war. Courtenay then sent a message into New York, where he knew a French frigate lay at anchor, challenging the French captain to battle within the next three days. The challenge was accepted and widely disseminated throughout the city, so that when Captain Jean-Baptiste-François Bompart of Embuscade sailed out to meet Courtenay on the morning of 31 July, the shore was crowded with thousands of sightseers.
1793
Wikidata
France, Kingdom of Great Britain, United States, 
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Location: 40.2639, -73.8361, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 1793 | Action of 31 July 1793 | France, naval battle, Kingdom of Great Britain | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | Intelligent Whale | preserved watercraft, experimental submarine | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | USS Algol | amphibious cargo ship, Andromeda-class attack cargo ship | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | USS Salmon | submarine, Sailfish-class submarine | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | USS Turner | Gleaves-class destroyer, destroyer | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | 1904 | Battery Gunnison | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1917 | Battery Kingman | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | fort | Fort Hancock | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort Middletown | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | 1980 | National Guard Militia Museum of New Jersey | military museum | Wikidata |