British Frigate vs French Frigate : 1793–1814 PDF
by Mark Lardas
Illustrated by Peter Dennis, Peter Bull
Part of the Duel series
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In the Age of Fighting Sail (1650 1820), ambitious officers of the navies of many nations sought command of a frigate.
Speedy, nimble and formidably armed, frigates often operated independently, unlike the larger ships of the line.
Legendary sailors such as Edward Pellew and Charles-Alexandre L on Durand, Comte de Linoise, found that commanding such a ship offered numerous opportunities for wealth.
In this book, four representative frigate duels are examined: first, a battle fought between two closely matched ships (HMS Nymphe (36) vs La Cl op tre (32); second, a victory won by an inferior British frigate over a superior French frigate (HMS Pallas (32) vs Minerve (40); third, a victory the only one by an inferior French frigate over a superior British frigate (HMS Ambuscade (32) vs Ba onnaise (24), and fourth, victory of a superior British frigate over an inferior French frigate (HMS Indefatigable (44) of Hornblower fame vs La Virginie (40).
Featuring specially commissioned artwork and offering expert analysis, this study provides a vivid account of the bloody combats fought by the most romantic warship of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic era the frigate.
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- Pages:80 pages, 40 b/w; 21 col
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:20/05/2013
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- ISBN:9781780961330
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- Format:PDF
- Pages:80 pages, 40 b/w; 21 col
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:20/05/2013
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- ISBN:9781780961330