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French frigate Embuscade (1789)

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130: 49: 54: 242: 59: 23: 721:, and manned with sufficient men for 20 to 30 oars, fled from the British boats. The British, led by Lt. Gardiner Henry Guion, captured one gunboat, killing two of her crew and wounding three, including her commander; two gunboats grounded and could not be retrieved. The British then burnt the three chasse-marees that they had captured. 529:
was armed with two 6-pounder guns and had a crew of 10 men. She had some nine passengers on board who resisted, but then escaped on shore. She was from Santa Maxta Martha and was carrying a cargo of log wood. Atkins captured nine prisoners whom he quickly landed as they appeared ill and he wished to
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of two long 4-pounder guns and carrying a crew of 14 men. The Spanish resisted for three-quarters of an hour before surrendering. In the action they suffered five men wounded; the British had no casualties. The felucca was carrying cocoa and
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in August 1800 under the command of Captain the Honourable J. Colvill. On 26 March 1801 she sailed for Jamaica but by 1802 she was back in the English Channel. In September 1802, while under the command of Captain David Colby she became the
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was three days out of Bayonne, had not captured anything, but was on her way to cruise off the west coast of Ireland. She arrived at Plymouth on 29 October.
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was armed with one 12-pounder gun and four 4-pounders, and had a complement of 90 men, of whom 84 were on board at the time of her capture. She was from
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to take up his post as the French ambassador to the United States. Then on 31 July, she fought and severely damaged
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to the United States. During the early years of the war, she raided British shipping along the American east coast.
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had a crew of 43 men and was pierced for 14 guns but had only one long gun on board, as well as some
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from Puerto Rico to Cadiz. On his short cruize with the barge, Bland also destroyed a Spanish sloop.
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On 27 August 1803, while under the command of Captain David Atkins, she captured
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had been retaken and was recommissioned under her old name, and the previous
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In 1798 Captain Bambot was given command of a squadron of ships, including
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The prize money for a petty officer was 16s 6d; for a seaman it was 4s 3d.
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and small arms. She was five days out of Morlaix but had taken no prizes.
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of sixteen 6-pounder guns (pierced for 20), and 121 men off Bordeaux.
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and had been out 12 days, during which she had captured the English
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returned to France a year later and took part in the
462:. The first capture, on 29 January, was the Spanish 268:before being captured by the British. Renamed HMS 1173:Neither separate nor equal: Congress in the 1790s. 8: 589:off the coast of France. The Admiralty took 307:. In 1792, she escorted convoys to and from 1171:Bowling, K. R., & Kennon, D. R. (2000). 503:required a chase of three hours as she was 395:, which ended in a decisive French defeat. 781:The prize money for a petty officer was 12 1101: 947: 945: 943: 922: 920: 918: 832: 774: 690:between La Rochelle and Île d'Aix. Sir 480:captured the French privateer schooner 303:, a former privateer who fought in the 295:, launched in 1789, was constructed in 537:By coincidence, on 18 June, Bland, in 17: 698:, then sent in three boats each from 379:Capture and French Revolutionary Wars 126: 46: 7: 751:, but three days later, on 28 July, 454:had just been lost. In early 1805, 839:Bowling and Kennon (2000), p. 215. 670:On the night of 12 February 1810, 203:11.2 m (36 ft 9 in) 14: 1175:(Athens: Ohio University Press). 961:. 23 July 1805. pp. 954–955. 686:went aground on the reef off the 211:5.7 m (18 ft 8 in) 195:44 m (144 ft 4 in) 1071:. 7 November 1809. p. 1781. 1035:[[Lloyd's List]] 530:avoid introducing sickness into 458:captured several vessels on the 128: 57: 52: 47: 21: 1001:. 13 August 1805. p. 1032. 936:. 9 February 1808. p. 220. 329:, on 8 April 1793. She brought 872:Clowes (1997), Vol. 4, p. 344. 606:captured the French privateer 399:was captured and added to the 301:Jean-Baptiste-François Bompart 1: 1197:(in French). Éditions Ancre. 1123:. 17 March 1810. p. 406. 1021:. 25 April 1809. p. 593. 284:. She was broken up in 1813. 1258:Age of Nelson Website – HMS 1250:Age of Nelson Website – HMS 981:. 23 July 1805. p. 953. 789:; for a seaman it was 3s 5d. 305:American War of Independence 1306:Frigates of the French Navy 544:s barge, captured a second 1332: 1311:Frigates of the Royal Navy 1189:Vol. 4. (London: Chatham). 848:Bowling and Kennon p. 216. 276:, she participated in the 266:War of the First Coalition 1193:Demerliac, Alain (2003). 1091:) 31 October 1809, №4403. 442:in 1804, as the previous 367:, which was sailing from 178: 41: 20: 1281:National Maritime Museum 894:National Maritime Museum 890:Warship Histories, vol v 582:in capturing the French 499:, of Bermuda. Capturing 350:Croisière du Grand Hiver 256:("Ambush") was a 32-gun 1134:James, William (1824). 883:"NMM, vessel ID 379781" 765:was broken up in 1813. 505:remarkable fast sailing 389:Irish Rebellion of 1798 179:General characteristics 1224:Winfield, Rif (2008). 1185:Clowes, W. L. (1997). 1104:, p. 238, n°1671. 354:Pierre Jean Van Stabel 342:action of 31 July 1793 248: 688:Point de Chatelaillon 602:On 26 December 1807, 393:Battle of Tory Island 260:. She served in the 244: 724:On 25 July 1810 the 655:On 26 October 1809, 438:She was renamed HMS 331:Edmond-Charles Genêt 313:Edmond-Charles Genêt 1043:on 18 February 2018 692:Joseph Sydney Yorke 628: /  352:in 1795 as part of 299:. 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HMS Boston
French Navy Ensign
French Navy Ensign
French Navy Ensign

frigate
French Navy
War of the First Coalition
Napoleonic Wars
Royal Navy
Rochefort
Jean-Baptiste-François Bompart
American War of Independence
Martinique
Edmond-Charles Genêt
Charleston
South Carolina
Edmond-Charles Genêt
HMS Boston
action of 31 July 1793
Croisière du Grand Hiver
Pierre Jean Van Stabel
Tenerife
Canary Islands
Irish Rebellion of 1798
Battle of Tory Island
Royal Navy
commissioned
flagship

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