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opened fire. Interrogating his prisoners, Wolseley learnt that the ships firing on him were part of Suffren's squadron, at which point his men rushed below. Alone on his quarterdeck, Wolseley had no choice but to
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having been damaged by a gale the night before and not been repaired, Bouvet requested authorisation to retreat to effect his repairs; when Suffren refused,
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She was struck in 1786 but was reinstated as a floating battery at Verdon in June 1795. The ship was broken up sometime after March 1801.
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returned to Lorient, arriving on 3 March, and the convoy escaped under the protection of
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remained with her squadron but without taking part in the action. Suffren was furious.
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French warships in the age of sail, 1626-1786: design, construction, careers and fates
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In July 1782, in the wake of the Battle of Negapatam, Suffren appointed Lieutenant de
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under Captain Dupas de la Mancelière, who was killed in the action.
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on 6 July 1782, still under Captain Bouvet. The rigging of
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La marine militaire de la France sous le règne de Louis XV
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to hold the British back and was captured on 24, while
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In the night of 12 January 1783, chasing the frigate
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Rotherfield: Jean Boudriot. 1: 659:Histoire du Bailli de Suffren 646: 638:Winfield & Roberts (2017) 426:, was sending a boat over to 305:, to attack the British line 479: 279:Arrived at Isle the France, 7: 704:Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). 10: 781: 18: 685:Hepper, David J. (1994). 680:. Paris: HonorĂ© Champion. 214:French East India Company 203: 109: 32: 28: 392:Roads, where Suffren's 110:General characteristics 465:then took part in the 239:departed Lorient with 122:class ship of the line 672:Lacour-Gayet, Georges 467:Battle of Trincomalee 422:arrived, Suffren, on 356:She took part in the 587:Lacour-Gayet (1910) 471:Battle of Cuddalore 386:HMS Coventry (1757) 375:to replace Bouvet. 358:Battle of Negapatam 210:MarĂ©chal de Broglie 16:French naval vessel 628:, p. 301-302. 373:Beaumont le MaĂ®tre 335:obeyed the order, 266:sacrificed herself 233:Bouvet de PrĂ©court 715:978-2-9525917-0-6 287:squadron. 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French ship Ajax
French Royal Navy Ensign
Ajax
Sévère class ship of the line
Full-rigged ship
ship of the line
French Navy
French East India Company
Isle de France
coppered
Bouvet de Précourt
Protée
Éléphant
Charmante
Rodney's
sacrificed herself
Suffren's
Battle of Sadras
Flamand
Cuverville
to leeward
Tromelin
Annibal
line of battle
Saint-FĂ©lix
Brillant
Battle of Negapatam
Beaumont le Maître
Fine
HMS Coventry (1757)

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