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643:. The French broke off the engagement and the British did not pursue. The need to man the prizes and to guard the prisoners, who outnumbered their captors, had left the British with just enough men to man the guns. Casualties among the French squadron are not known, but the only loss on the British ships was on
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left the Downs on 19 February 1787, bound for Madras and China. She reached Madras on 3 June and Penang on 18 August, and arrived at
Whampoa on 20 September. Homeward bound, she crossed the Second Bar on 12 December, reached St Helena on 17 April 1788, and arrived at the Downs on 22 June.
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542:William Pitt
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508:William Pitt
507:
501:, the EIC's
496:
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479:Hillsborough
478:
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460:Fort William
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439:William Pitt
438:
434:Lord Thurlow
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154:145 ft
125:Tons burthen
71:
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1466:Dreadnought
1258:King George
949:"No. 15265"
750:Earl Talbot
736:Merchantman
615:, the brig
385:Budge Budge
381:Masulipatam
275:EIC voyages
252:Three decks
140:, or 800, (
128:778, or 778
36:Thomas Luny
1561:1782 ships
1555:Categories
1479:Victorious
1446:Suffisante
1279:Resistance
1192:Shipwrecks
1080:1861760302
1063:References
709:See also:
529:Royal Navy
499:John Shore
241:carronades
234:carronades
202:Complement
194:Propulsion
34:Sketch by
1477:HMS
1433:HMS
1422:HMS
1411:HMS
1400:HMS
1353:HMS
1320:HMS
1311:Caledonia
1299:HMS
1277:HMS
1212:Hindostan
1053:Report...
784:Citations
590:Britannia
572:captured
564:captured
562:Britannia
514:Britannia
455:Ostereley
423:HMS
334:the Downs
330:St Helena
1453:27 Dec:
1442:25 Dec:
1431:10 Dec:
1409:17 Nov:
1398:10 Nov:
1372:29 Oct:
1365:Houghton
1355:Porpoise
1339:17 Aug:
1318:30 Jul:
1308:29 Jul:
1297:21 Jul:
1275:31 May:
1268:Margaret
1265:17 Apr:
1248:Fishburn
1245:19 Feb:
1235:16 Feb:
1209:11 Jan:
1117:(1837).
875:Archived
836:Houghton
775:Houghton
770:Houghton
759:Houghton
742:Houghton
722:Houghton
700:Houghton
684:St Lucia
667:Houghton
655:Houghton
633:Houghton
606:Prudente
582:Houghton
546:Houghton
419:Houghton
399:Houghton
389:Houghton
377:Calcutta
373:Houghton
361:Houghton
345:Houghton
314:Houghton
308:Houghton
300:Houghton
285:Houghton
260:Houghton
217:Armament
207:1793: 99
104:Launched
98:Deptford
72:Houghton
40:Houghton
1516:Rachael
1513:6 Dec:
1506:Rachael
1503:2 Dec:
1435:Shannon
1424:Avenger
1420:5 Dec:
1402:Garland
1322:Calypso
1290:Minerve
1286:2 Jul:
1238:Rachael
1199:6 Jan:
979:11 July
844:11 July
696:Grenada
645:Nonsuch
637:Nonsuch
618:Vulcain
594:Résolue
586:Vengeur
570:Nonsuch
566:Vengeur
557:Résolue
551:Vengeur
520:Nonsuch
445:Barwell
425:Glatton
393:lascars
322:Whampoa
210:1799:60
163:⁄
134:⁄
96:Wells,
93:Builder
51:History
1391:Cicero
1348:Mutine
1222:Active
1202:Whydah
1143:
1096:
1077:
937:№2790.
730:Saugor
649:Cybèle
641:Cybèle
612:Cybèle
574:Résolu
568:, and
488:, and
464:London
391:, the
349:Madras
318:Madras
149:Length
1413:Circe
1385:Betsy
1301:Seine
1108:index
525:Viper
485:Ceres
469:Pigot
288:'
281:Monro
249:Notes
225:1794:
78:Owner
1542:1804
1529:1802
1342:Cato
1288:HMS
1141:ISBN
1094:ISBN
1075:ISBN
981:2017
846:2017
838:(5)"
765:Fate
694:and
635:and
609:and
580:and
511:and
283:was
197:Sail
178:Beam
112:Fate
68:Name
1444:HMS
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