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While giving him his due for his brilliant valour and his good results, I am not allowed to hide from Your Majesty that a sailor of long experience would not have, as he did, put the two frigates in distress at the îles de Los. This opinion is not only mine, it was cast by all to whom I communicated
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fired another broadside at point-blank range, and for the following hour and a half, the two frigates remained entangled, exchanging volleys, gunners from both sides snatching the ramrods of their opponents and duelling with sabres from one gunport and the other, but neither side attempting to board
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had captured ten prizes. Irby sailed to England, where he had been bound before the battle to repatriate sick sailors. He arrived at Spithead on 22 March, carrying large quantities of gold. Navy Minister Decrès gave a mixed review of the events. On one hand, he praised Bouvet's bravery and conduct
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Tout en rendant justice à son éclatante valeur et à ses beaux résultats, il ne m'est pas permis de dissimuler à Votre Majesté qu'un marin de vieille expérience n'eût pas mis, comme il l'a fait, les deux frégates en perdition aux îles de Los. Cette opinion n'est pas seulement la mienne, elle a été
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the other. After 90 minutes of cannonade and gunfire, Captain Irby and his two lieutenants, John James Bates and John Pope, were wounded. The third lieutenant, George Wells, was killed soon after taking command, and the master of
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and sent for a reconnaissance of the French squadron. Having volunteered, Pascoe returned with—this time—an accurate description of the French division, including the names of the frigates and their prize. On 3 February, at 10:30,
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had, upon departure, maneuvered to catch the wind and struck the bottom, breaking her rudder and forcing the squadron to drop anchor on the spot. That very night, a violent storm broke out, and both frigates broke their cables.
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managed to avoid running aground using a makeshift rudder, and in the morning found herself twelve miles to the north-west of Tamara; Bouvet dropped anchor as soon as he found the bottom to repair his rudder. Meanwhile,
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could not maneuver. At 21:00, the frigates separated. The cannonade continued until 23:00, when the frigates lost contact. Soon, a dense fog hid the frigates one from another, and it was not until the next morning that
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Ashore, the French collected fruit, resupplied their fresh water, and gathered intelligence on the British deployment: the station of Sierra Leone comprised two frigates and several corvettes, but only
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to Sierra Leone to instruct any incoming British warship to come to her aid at once. She then observed what was deemed to be a prize being unloaded into one of the frigates, but was in fact
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frigate squadron that it had operated in the previous decade. It was therefore decided to send a force to the western coast of Africa to disrupt British shipping closer to the
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en 1780 et tous les autres, qui ont eu plus ou moins de célébrité. Je demande à Votre Majesté, la permission de faire aux frais du Gouvernement le tableau de ce combat.
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in 1780 and all the others, that have had more or less fame. I request from Your Majesty permission to commission on government funds a painting of this battle.
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answered by hoisting the Union Jack and firing a shot. At dawn, a fog obscured the frigates from each other, and Bouvet could not engage. The next morning,
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A onze heures, le feu cessa de part et d'autre; nous n'étions plus à bonne portée, et l'ennemi se couvrit de voiles, nous abandonnant le champ de bataille.
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appeared under the wind. Bouvet set sails to meet her and in the evening, the frigates sailed on parallel courses; As Irby was not aware of the demise of
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On 25 November 1812, Bouvet's division departed from Nantes, snuck through the British blockade, and established a station to the north-east of the
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having a slight advantage, and hoping to overhaul his opponent during the night, Bouvet hoisted the French colours and fired a carronade;
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put on all sails to give chase. The frigates raced all day and at 19:30, Irby decided that he was far enough to avoid interference from
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did paint a 258 by 162 cm (102 by 64 in) depiction of the battle, which is in the collections of the MusĂ©e de Versailles.
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arrived the same evening with the prisoners on parole, confirming Pascoe's account; she was then equipped with a boat from
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Quintin (p. 86) gives a figure of 88 wounded; James (p. 188) gives a somehow different figure of 31 killed and 74 wounded.
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returned to Saint-Malo with no further encounter, where she arrived on 19 April 1813. During their mission,
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to assist, but could not maneuver herself without her rudder; the launch carried two additional pumps to
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Troude (p. 171) say on the 1st; Lecomte (p. 293) says the 4th; Roche (p. 390) dates the destruction of
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broke under the stress of the waves. Commander Ollivier scuttled her by fire and embarked his crew on
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mounted twenty-six 18-pounders and twenty 32-pounder carronades. Her crew was reinforced by that of
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were ready for a six-month cruise; to unburden himself of his prisoners and prizes, Bouvet returned
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departed her anchorage and took the direction of the ĂŽles de Los to intercept the French squadron.
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was taken in tow for a few days before Bouvet scuttled her by fire, off Madeira, as she retarded
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was pierced for 44 guns, but actually mounted only 42: as her two foremost guns, obstructed by
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had been cast aground on the shore of Tamara. At ten, she fired distress shots and signals;
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The frigates closed in to pistol range without opening fire. As they passed each other,
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Probably because of these mixed reviews, Bouvet was awarded the rank of officer in the
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answered in kind, and then veered and abruptly decreased her speed, her davit touching
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s magazines detonated at 17:00, and the French frigates dropped anchor one hour later.
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sighted a strange sail making night signals which, the next morning, turned out to be
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during the battle itself; in his report of the events, on 26 April 1813, he wrote:
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found herself alone on the sea, and Bouvet followed the course that he assumed
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away from her to prevent the two French frigates from supporting each other.
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was anchored in the bay at the time. After six days of repairs and resupply,
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of the presence of what he believed to be three French frigates at Tamara.
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On the other hand, Decrès sharply criticised Bouvet for the wreck of
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Each captain accused the other of having fled. Irby stated that
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to the 5th, entailing that her departure was on the 4th; The
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had taken; around eleven, she appeared on the horizon and
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Index

Napoleonic Wars

Louis-Philippe Crépin
ĂŽles de Los
Atlantic Ocean
09°18′N 14°00′W / 9.300°N 14.000°W / 9.300; -14.000
United Kingdom
France
Frederick Irby
WIA
Pierre Bouvet
Action of 7 February 1813 is located in Africa
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frigates
French Navy
Royal Navy
Aréthuse
HMS Amelia
ĂŽles de Los
Guinea
Mauritius campaign of 1809–1811
Cape Town
Blaauwberg
Batavia
Invasion of Java
commerce raiding
metropole
English Channel
Bay of Biscay
Pierre Bouvet

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