One phase of this conflict saw an assault on Puerto Plata that led to the sinking of the Sandwich and the destruction of Spanish guns in the coastal fortress.
One phase of this conflict saw an assault on Puerto Plata that led to the sinking of the Sandwich and the destruction of Spanish guns in the coastal fortress. One side's only loss in combat came with the surrender of William Bainbridge's ship, the Retaliation, though Benjamin Hiller lost the Pickering and her crew in a storm. Triumphs for that nation included the capture of the ships L'Insurgente and La Vengeance by Thomas Truxtun. That side sent William Murray, William Davie, and Oliver Ellsworth to negotiate the treaty that ended this conflict; that treaty guaranteed French fishing rights off the east coast of Canada, took steps to prevent privateers, and was alternately known as the Treaty of Mortefontaine or the Convention of 1800. For 10 points, name this unofficial war fought between the U.S. and France.
One phase of this conflict saw an assault on Puerto Plata that led to the sinking of the Sandwich and the destruction of Spanish guns in the coastal fortress.
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