Английская Википедия:Action of 23 April 1794
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The action of 23 April 1794 took place between a British squadron of five frigates under the command of Sir John Borlase Warren and three frigates and a corvette under the command of Chef d'escadre F. Desgarceaux during the French Revolutionary Wars. Three of the French ships were captured.
The battle
On 21 April the frigate Шаблон:HMS sighted four distant ships in the English Channel. The next morning Minerva met Warren's squadron, and passed this information on.[1] Warren promptly set off in pursuit, and at dawn the next day, around 4 a.m., sighted three frigates and a corvette about seven or eight leagues (24.5–28 nautical miles) south-west of Guernsey. The French formed a line of battle, and Warren signalled his squadron to engage, with his own flagship Шаблон:HMS in the lead, supported by Шаблон:HMS. Taking advantage of the weather gage the British were able to force the French into a close action which lasted for nearly three hours, before the Шаблон:Ship and Шаблон:HMS surrendered at around 11 a.m.[2]
The Шаблон:Ship and Шаблон:Ship attempted to escape, and Warren ordered Шаблон:HMS, Шаблон:HMS and Шаблон:HMS to pursue, as Flora was in no condition to do so. After an hour Concorde caught up with Engageante and attempted to disable her, intending to then attack the Résolue, leaving Engageante to Melampus and Nymphe, which were following.[2]
However, while Concorde was engaged with Engageante, the Résolue dropped back and laid herself across ConcordeШаблон:'s bows, badly damaging her sails and rigging to the point where she was disabled. Having made hasty repairs Concorde came up again to re-engage the Engageante, which eventually surrendered at about 1.45 p.m. Résolue fired a few shots and then made off, pursued by Melampus and Nymphe, who chased her into Morlaix, before returning to assist Concorde which was towing the crippled Engageante to port.[2]
Ships
Britain
- Шаблон:HMS, (36) Sir John Borlase Warren, flagship
- Шаблон:HMS, (38) Sir Edward Pellew
- Шаблон:HMS, (36) Thomas Wells
- Шаблон:HMS, (32) Sir Richard Strachan
- Шаблон:HMS, (36) George Murray
France
- Шаблон:Ship, (26) F. Desgarceaux, flagship - captured by Concorde
- Шаблон:Ship, (44) Étienne Pévrieu - captured by Arethusa
- Шаблон:Ship, (36) Antoine-Marie-François Montalan - escaped
- Шаблон:HMS, (22) Pierre-Joseph-Paul Belhomme - captured by Arethusa
See also
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References
- ↑ Ошибка цитирования Неверный тег
<ref>; для сносокpellewне указан текст - ↑ 2,0 2,1 2,2 Шаблон:London Gazette
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