British Frigate vs French Frigate : 1793–1814 PDF
by Mark Lardas
Illustrated by Peter Dennis, Peter Bull
Part of the Duel series
Description
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
