Action of 8 June 1755

Action of 8 June 1755
	Part of the French and Indian War
	; The Capture of the 'Alcide' and 'Lys', Unknown
Date	8 June 1755
Location	Off Cape Ray, Gulf of St. Lawrence
Result	British victory
Belligerents
Great Britain	France
Commanders and leaders
Edward Boscawen	Toussaint Hocquart
Strength
3 ships of the line	3 ships of the line
Casualties and losses
7 killed ; 25 wounded	130 killed or wounded ; 2,000 captured ; 2 ships of the line captured

The action of 8 June 1755 was a naval battle between France and Great Britain early in the French and Indian War. The British captured the third-rate French ships Alcide and Lys off Cape Ray, Newfoundland in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The battle contributed to the eventual war declarations that in 1756 formally began the Seven Years' War.