| 1775 |
| OCTOBER |
| 10 | Continental Navy schooner Hannah, 4 engages the British sloop Nautilus near Beverly, Massachusetts |
| DECEMBER |
| 13 | The Continental Congress authorizes the construction of 13 frigates |
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| 1776 |
| APRIL |
| 4 | Continental Navy frigate Columbus, 24 captures the British schooner Hawk, 6 |
| 7 | Continental Navy brig Lexington, 14, captures the British sloop Edward, 6 |
| JUNE |
| 28 | Attack on Fort Sullivan (Sullivan's Island), South Carolina |
| JULY |
| 4 | American Declaration of Independence signed |
| 27 | Continental Navy brig Reprisal, 16, engages the British Shark, 16, off St. Pierre, Martinique |
| SEPTEMBER |
| 7 | Submarine Turtle (invented by David Bushnell) attacks the British 3rd rate Eagle, 64, while she was at anchor off New York |
| OCTOBER |
| 11 | Valcour Island/Lake Champlain (Battle of) |
| DECEMBER |
| 20 | British frigate Pearl, 32 captures the Continental Navy brig Lexington, 14 |
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| 1777 |
| JUNE |
| 7 | Continental Navy frigates Hancock, 32 and Boston, 24 capture the British frigate Fox, 28. |
|
| 1778 |
| MARCH |
| 7 | Continental Navy frigate Randolph, 32 (Nicholas Biddle) engages the British Yarmouth, 64, off South Carolina |
| 9 | British ships Ariadne, 20, and Ceres, 14, capture the Continental Navy ship Alfred, 24, off Barbados |
| APRIL |
| 24 | Continental Navy sloop Ranger, 18, captures the British sloop Drake, 14, off Carrickfergus |
| JUNE |
| 17 | British frigate Arethusa, 32 (Samuel Marshall), engages the French frigate Belle Poule |
| JULY |
| 10 | France declares war on Britain |
| 27 | Ushant (Battle of) |
| SEPTEMBER |
| 10 | French frigate Junon, 32, captures the British frigate Fox, 28, off Brest |
| 27 | British 4th rate Experiment, 50, and frigate Unicorn, 26, capture the Continental Navy frigate Raleigh, 32, off Boston |
| DECEMBER |
| 19 | French frigate Iphigénie, 32, captures the British sloop Ceres, 18 (James Richard Dacres), off St. Lucia |
|
| 1779 |
| MAY |
| 7 | Continental Navy sloop Providence, 12, captures the British brig Diligent, 12, off Sandy Hook |
| JUNE |
| 16 | Spain declares war on Britain |
| JULY |
| 6 | Grenada (Battle of) |
| SEPTEMBER |
| 14 | British frigate Pearl, 32 captures the Spanish frigate Santa Monica off the Azores |
| 23 | Continental Navy Bonhomme Richard, 42 (John Paul Jones), captures the British Serapis, 44, off Flamborough Head |
|
| 1780 |
| JANUARY |
| 16 | The Moonlight Battle/Cape St. Vincent (Battle of) |
|
| 1781 |
| FEBRUARY |
| 19 | French Eveille, 74, captures the British Romulus, 44 (George Gayton) |
| APRIL |
| 2 | Continental Navy frigate Alliance, 36, captures the British privateers Mars, 26, and Minerva, 10, off the French coast |
| 16 | Porto Praya (Battle of) |
| MAY |
| 28 | Continental Navy frigate Alliance, 36, captures the British sloop Atalanta, 16, and the British brig-sloop Trepassy, 14. |
| AUGUST |
| 5 | Dogger Bank (Battle of) |
| SEPTEMBER |
| 5 | The Virginia Capes (Battle of) |
| 6 | Continental Navy frigate Congress, 24, captures the British Savage, 14 (Charles Stirling) |
|
| 1782 |
| JANUARY |
| 25 - 26 | Frigate Bay (Battle of)/St. Kitts (Battle of) |
| FEBRUARY |
| 5 | Spanish capture Minorca |
| 17 | Sadras/Madras (Battle of) |
| APRIL |
| 12 | The Saintes (Battle of) |
| 12 | Providien (Battle of) |
| JULY |
| 6 | Negapatam (Battle of) |
|
| 1783 |
| FEBRUARY |
| 10 | Peace of Paris |
| JUNE |
| 20 | Cuddalore (Battle of) |
|
| 1788 |
| JULY |
| 17 | Hogland (Battle of) |
|
| 1789 |
| APRIL |
| 28 | Mutiny on board the Bounty (William Bligh) |
|
| 1790 |
| JULY |
| 3 | Viborg Bay (Battle of) |
| 9 - 10 | Svensksund (Battle of) |
| OCTOBER |
| 28 | Nootka Convention (first) signed (agreement between Spain and Britain) |
|
| 1793 |
| JANUARY |
| 2 | Harbor batteries at Brest fire on the British brig Childers, 16 (Robert Barlow) |
| 21 | Louis XVI (France) executed |
| FEBRUARY |
| 1 | France declares war on Britain and Holland |
| 11 | Britain declares war on France |
| 15 | British sloop Childers, 16 (Robert Barlow), captures the French privateer Patriote near Gravelines |
| 16 | British frigate Iphigenia, 32 (Patrick Sinclair), captures the French privateer Elizabeth in the Channel |
| 17 | British frigate Juno, 32 (Samuel Hood), captures the French privateer Entreprenant in the Channel |
| 21 | British frigate Alligator, 28 (William Affleck), captures the French privateer Prend Tout |
| MARCH |
| 7 | France declares war on Spain |
| 13 | British brig Scourge, 16 (George Brisac), captures the French privateer Sans Culotte, 12, to the west of Scilly |
| 23 | Spain declares war on France |
| APRIL |
| 14 | British squadron [St. George, 98 (Thomas Foley); Ganges, 74 (Anthony James Pye Molloy); Edgar, 74 (Albemarle Bertie); Egmont, 74 (Archibald Dickson); Phaeton, 38 (Andrew Snape Douglas)] captures the Spanish galleon San Iago (under French colors) and the French privateer General Dumourier, 22. |
| 16 | British frigate Penelope, 36 (Bartholomew Samuel Rowley), captures the French Goelan, 14. |
| MAY |
| 27 | British frigate Venus, 32 (Jonathan Faulknor), engages the French frigate Sémillante, 36 (Gaillard) |
| 27 | French frigate La Concorde, 40, captures the British frigate Hyaena, 24 (William Hargood) |
| 28 | British frigate Phaeton, 38 (Andrew Snape Douglas), captures the French Prompte, 20, off the coast of Spain |
| JUNE |
| 18 | British frigate Nymphe, 36 (Edward Pellew), captures the French frigate Cléopâtre, 36 (Jean Mullon) |
| JULY |
| 31 | British frigate Boston, 32 (George William Augustus Courtenay), engages the French frigate Embuscade, 36 (Jean-Baptiste-François Bompart) |
| AUGUST |
| 25 | British 3rd rate Orion, 74 (John Thomas Duckworth), captures the French privateer Sans Culottes |
| SEPTEMBER |
| 19 | British troops land on San Domingo |
| 30 | Attack on Fornelli |
| OCTOBER |
| 20 | British frigate Crescent, 36 (James Saumarez), captures the French frigate Réunion, 36 (François A. Dénian) |
| 24 | British frigate Thames, 32 (James Cotes), engages the French frigate Uranie, 40. |
| 24 | French squadron [Carmagnole, 40 (Zacharie-Jacques-Théodore Allemand); Résolue, 36; Sémillante, 36; Espiègle, 16] captures the British frigate Thames, 32 (James Cotes) |
| NOVEMBER |
| 25 | British Penelope, 32 (Bartholomew Samuel Rowley), and Iphigenia, 32 (Patrick Sinclair), capture the French frigate L'Inconstante, 36, in the Bight of Leogane, St. Domingo |
|
| 1794 |
| APRIL |
| 4 - 5/23 | Siege of Bastia |
| MAY |
| 5 | British frigate Orpheus, 32 (Henry Newcome), captures the French frigate Duguay Trouin, 32, off Mauritius |
| 7 | British 3rd rate Swiftsure, 74 (Charles Boyles), captures the French frigate Atalante, 36 (Charles Linois), after a 2-day chase |
| 9 | French Patriote, 74, captures the British frigate Castor, 32 (Thomas Troubridge) |
| 29 | British frigate Carysfort, 28 (Francis Laforey), captures the French frigate Castor, 32 |
| JUNE |
| 1 | Glorious 1st June (Battle of) |
| 17 | British 4th rate Romney, 50 (William Paget), captures the French frigate Sibylle, 40 |
| 19 - 8/10 | Siege of Calvi |
| JULY |
| 14 | French frigates Seine and Galatea capture the British Hound, 16. |
| NOVEMBER |
| 10 | Mutiny on board the Windsor Castle, 98 (William Shield) |
| DECEMBER |
| 3 | Mutiny on board the Culloden, 74 (Thomas Troubridge) |
|
| 1795 |
| JANUARY |
| 5 | British frigate Blanche, 32 (Robert Faulknor) captures the French frigate Pique, 36 (Conseil) off Guadeloupe |
| MARCH |
| 13 - 14 | Gulf of Genoa (Battle of) |
| 13 | British frigate Lively, 32 (George Burlton) captures the French frigate Tourterelle |
| APRIL |
| 10 | British frigate Astraea, 32 (Henry Paulet), captures the French frigate Gloire, 40 |
| MAY |
| 16 | Treaty of the Hague signed (alliance between France and the Netherlands) |
| JUNE |
| 23 | Île de Groix (Battle of) |
| 24 | British frigates Dido, 28 (George Towry) and Lowestoffe, 32 (Robert Middleton) engage the French frigates Minerve and Artémise, eventually capturing Minerve |
| JULY |
| 13 | Hyères (Battle of) |
|
| 1796 |
| MARCH |
| 8 | British capture Amboyna |
| 11 | British frigate Phaeton, 38 (Robert Stopford) captures the French corvette Bonne Citoyenne, 20 |
| APRIL |
| 20 | British frigate Indefatigable, 44 (Edward Pellew), captures the French frigate Virginie, 44 |
| JUNE |
| 8 | British frigate Unicorn, 32 (Thomas Williams), captures the French frigate Tribune |
| 12 | British 3rd rate Alfred, 74 (T. Drury), captures the French frigate Renommée, 44 |
| 13 | British frigate Dryad, 36 (Lord Amelius Beauclerk), captures the French frigate Proserpine, 44 |
| SEPTEMBER |
| 17 - 18 | Capture of Capraia (joint navy/army operation) |
| 22 | British frigate Amphion, 32, catches fire and blows up in Portsmouth Harbour, killing most of the crew and visitors on board |
| OCTOBER |
| 5 | Spain declares war on Britain |
| 13 | British frigate Terpsichore, 32 (Richard Bowen), captures the Spanish frigate Mahonesa, 34 |
| 16 | British frigate Dryad, 36 (Lord Amelius Beauclerk), captures the French privateer brig Vautour, 9 |
| DECEMBER |
| 15 | French invasion fleet sails from Brest for Bantry Bay |
|
| 1797 |
| FEBRUARY |
| 14 | Cape St. Vincent (Battle of) |
| APRIL |
| 30 | British frigate Indefatigable (Edward Pellew) captures the French privateer brig La Basque |
| JUNE |
| 1 | British frigate Astraea, 32 (Richard Dacres), captures the Dutch privateer Stuiver, 10 |
| JULY |
| 22 - 25 | Attack on Tenerife |
| SEPTEMBER |
| 21 | Mutiny on board the British frigate Hermione (Hugh Pigot) |
| 26 | British sloop Victorieuse, 12 (Edward Stirling Dickson), captures the French privateer Etoile du Matin, 2, off St. Thomas |
| OCTOBER |
| 11 | Camperdown (Battle of) |
| DECEMBER |
| 21 | British frigate Phoebe (Robert Barlow) captures the French frigate Néréide, 36 |
|
| 1798 |
| JANUARY |
| 23 | British frigate Melampus, 36 (Graham Moore), captures the French corvette Volage, 22 (Desageneaux) |
| MAY |
| 30 | British frigate Hydra, 38 (Francis Laforey), destroys the French frigate Confiante, 36 |
| JUNE |
| 10 | French troops land on Malta |
| 20 | British sloop Victorieuse, 12 (Edward Stirling Dickson), captures the French privateer Trois Couleurs, 4, off Trinidad |
| 29 | British Jason (Charles Stirling), Mermaid, and La Pique (David Milne) capture the French frigate La Seine, 42 off the Saintes |
| AUGUST |
| 1 | The Nile/Aboukir Bay (Battle of) |
| 17 | French Généreux, 80, captures the British Leander, 50 (Thomas Boulden Thompson) |
| OCTOBER |
| 18 | British frigate Anson, 44, captures the French frigate Loire, 40, off Ireland |
| 20 | British frigate Fisgard, 38 (Thomas Byam Martin), captures the French frigate L'Immortalité |
| DECEMBER |
| 2 | British sloop Victorieuse, 12 (Edward Stirling Dickson), captures the French privateer Proserpine, 2, off Cape Three Points |
| 14 | French corvette Bayonnaise, 24, captures the British frigate Ambuscade, 32 (Henry Jenkins) |
|
| 1799 |
| FEBRUARY |
| 6 | British frigate Argo, 44 (James Bowen) captures the Spanish frigate Santa Teresa, 34 (Pablo Perez) |
| 9 | United States frigate Constellation, 36 (Thomas Truxtun), captures the French frigate Insurgente, 40, off Nevis |
| 9 | British frigate Daedalus, 32 (Henry Lidgbird Ball), captures the French frigate Prudente, 36, near the Cape of Good Hope |
| MARCH |
| 1 | British frigate Sybille, 44 (Edward Cooke), captures the French frigate Forte, 50 |
| 12 | Austria declares war on France |
| 18 - 5/20 | Siege of Acre |
| AUGUST |
| 14 - 16 | British frigates Daedalus, 32 (Henry Lidgbird Ball), and Fox, 32 (Henry Stuart), attack the fort and town of Kosseir |
| 20 | British frigate Clyde, 38 (Charles Cunningham) captures the French frigate Vestale, 32 (Mayor Michel Pierre Gaspard) |
| 26 | British frigate Tamar, 38 (Thomas Western), captures the French frigate Républicaine, 28 off Surinam |
| SEPTEMBER |
| 20 | French frigate Preneuse, 46, attacks British sloop Rattlesnake, 16, and store ship Camel, 24, in Algoa Bay |
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