Killed and wounded French soldiers and sailors
in the War for America (1778-1783)
in the War for America (1778-1783)
|
Year
|
Name of battle (place or ship) |
Commodore
|
Losses at sea
|
Losses on land
|
Sea + land
|
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|
K
|
W
|
Total
|
K
|
W
|
Total
|
K
|
W
|
Total
|
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|
1778
|
La Belle Poule |
La Clochetterie
|
40
|
40
|
40
|
40
|
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|
1778
|
Ouessant (Ushant) |
Orvilliers
|
163
|
517
|
680
|
163
|
517
|
680
|
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|
1779
|
La Surveillante |
du Couedic
|
30
|
85
|
115
|
30
|
85
|
115
|
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|
1778
|
Ste Lucie |
d'Estaing
|
840
|
840
|
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|
1779
|
Sénégal |
Vaudreuil-Lauzun
|
6
|
22
|
28
|
6
|
22
|
28
|
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|
1779
|
La Grenade |
d'Estaing
|
176
|
773
|
949
|
41
|
72
|
113
|
217
|
845
|
1 062
|
|
1779
|
Flotte combinée (*) |
Orvilliers
|
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|
1779
|
Savannah |
d'Estaing
|
383
|
370
|
753
|
383
|
370
|
753
|
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|
1780
|
La Charmante |
wreckage
|
210
|
210
|
210
|
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|
1780
|
Against Rodney (West Indies) |
Guichen
|
190
|
500
|
690
|
190
|
500
|
690
|
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|
1780
|
En route to America |
Ternay
|
17
|
17
|
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| 1780 | Belle Poule against Nonsuch | Kergariou-Coatles |
21
|
47
|
68
|
21
|
47
|
68 |
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| 1780 | Nymphe against Flora | Trolong du Rumain |
95
|
80
|
175
|
95
|
80
|
175
|
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|
1781
|
Tentative against Jersey |
Rullecourt
|
86
|
74
|
160
|
86
|
74
|
160
|
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|
1781
|
Chesapeake (B. of the Capes) 1 |
des Touches
|
89
|
120
|
209
|
89
|
120
|
209
|
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|
1781
|
Fort de France |
de Grasse
|
18
|
56
|
74
|
18
|
56
|
74
|
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| 1781 | ïle Royale (Cap Breton) | LaTouche Tréville |
6
|
16
|
22
|
6
|
16
|
22
|
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|
1781
|
Chesapeake (B. of the Capes) 2 |
de Grasse
|
39
|
184
|
223
|
39
|
184
|
223
|
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|
1781
|
Yorktown |
Rochambeau
|
50
|
177
|
227
|
50
|
177
|
227
|
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|
1781
|
Against Kempenfeld (Atlantic) |
Guichen
|
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|
1782
|
Gibraltar et Cap Spartel |
Crillon, Guichen
|
22
|
143
|
165
|
97
|
22
|
143
|
282
|
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|
1782
|
St Christophe |
de Grasse
|
103
|
202
|
305
|
94
|
172
|
266
|
197
|
374
|
571
|
|
1782
|
Scipion against London and Torbay |
Grimoüard
|
15
|
40
|
55
|
15
|
40
|
55
|
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|
1782
|
Les Saintes, on 7 lost ships |
de Grasse
|
791
|
1 119
|
1 910
|
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| Les Saintes, on 21 other ships |
Vaudreuil
|
952
|
1 329
|
2 281
|
952
|
1 329
|
2 281
|
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|
1782
|
Delaware |
LaTouche Tréville
|
6
|
15
|
21
|
6
|
15
|
21
|
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|
1783
|
La Bourgogne |
wreckage
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
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|
1781
|
La Praya (Atlantic) |
Suffren
|
93
|
197
|
290
|
93
|
197
|
290
|
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|
1782
|
Sadras (India) |
Suffren
|
30
|
30
|
30
|
30
|
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|
1782
|
Providien |
Suffren
|
137
|
357
|
494
|
137
|
357
|
494
|
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|
1782
|
Negapatam |
Suffren
|
779
|
779
|
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|
1782
|
Trincomale |
Suffren
|
82
|
255
|
337
|
82
|
255
|
337
|
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|
1783
|
Gondelour |
Suffren
|
102
|
376
|
478
|
102
|
376
|
478
|
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| Total (**) not including sickness |
2 724
|
5 320
|
8 706
|
660
|
887
|
2 484
|
4 259
|
7 418
|
13 430
|
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(*) At least 529 death by sickness among the 4,723 French sailors involved
(**) According to Mc Cullough, in the British Navy, for each sailor killed or mortally wounded there were over 7 death by sickness
if French Royal Navy had the same ratio, this would mean an additional 15,000 sailors having lost their lives.
French death (mostly diseases) on the American soil or waters, according to Warrington Dawson survey (1936)
1,113 soldiers plus
+ 999 sailors
= 2 112 men
