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Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 1 (of 2)

Note 405 — 350.

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Admiral Keppel, who left Portsmouth early in June, fell in with two French frigates, the Licorne and the Belle Poule, on June 17, 1778. The first he captured, the second was driven ashore. This action began the war with France.

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