January 1, 1779
1779 action between three French and 15 British ships of the line
1779 armed conflict in Caucasia
1779 Spanish victory in the American Revolutionary War
1779 killing of Captain James Cook in Hawaii
1779 American Revolutionary War battle
1779 treaty between the Ottoman and Russian Empires
By which Spain joins the American Revolutionary War against Great Britain
Naval battle of the Anglo-French War and of the War of American Independence
American Revolutionary War action
Naval battle between a French and a British squadron on 17 August 1779