French ship Guerrier (1754)
- French ship Guerrier (1754)
The "Guerrier" was a "Magnifique" class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.
She took part in the Battle of Minorca and in the Battle of Lagos. She was part of Bougainville's squadron for the Naval operations in the American Revolutionary War, and took part in the operations before the Battle of Rhode Island, in the Battle of Grenada, and in the Siege of Savannah.
In July 1781, she took part in the Invasion of Minorca. On 9 August, she captured the 700-tonne HMS "Scarborough".
She took part in the invasion of Egypt, and in the battle of the Nile, where she was catpured by the British. She was so badly damaged that she was burnt.
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