Battle of Bear Bay, 28th July 1693 - 7th August 1693

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Battle of Bear Bay

28th July 1693 (1693/08/07 NS) - 7th August 1693 (1693/08/17 NS)
Part of : War of the Grand Alliance (1688 - 1697)
Previous action : Battle of Lagos 17.6.1693
Next action : Capture of the Diamond 20.9.1693

French attack against Dutch whalers in Spitsbergen

 

Royaume de France -
Antoine d'Arcy (Seigneur de La Varenne)French
Naval Sailor
Privateer
Administrator
Service 1693-1717
 
Ship NameCommanderNotes
Le Pélican (50) 1693-1697
French 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
Antoine d'Arcy (Seigneur de La Varenne)French
Naval Sailor
Privateer
Administrator
Service 1693-1717
Fleet Flagship
Le Prudent (44) 1692-1694
French 44 Gun
Privateer Unknown
Jacques Gouin de Beauchêne (Sieur de Langrolay)French
Naval Sailor
Ship Owner
Privateer
Service 1689-1701
L'Aigle (36) 1692-1712
French 36 Gun
5th Rate Frigate (Frégate-Vaisseau de 1er Ordre)
Joannis de SuhigaraychipyFrench
Naval Sailor
Privateer
Service 1690-1693
Le Favory (36) 1692-1694
French 36 Gun
5th Rate Frigate (Frégate-Vaisseau de 1er Ordre)
Louis de HarismendyFrench
Naval Sailor
Ship Owner
Privateer
Service 1684-1694
 

Notes on Action


Capture of Dutch whalersref:696

28 dutch whalers captured : 17 scuttled on spot , cargos transfered on the 11 other prizes

tranfert of the Dutch crews on the  16 neutral Danish ships


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Posted by gauthard serge on Tuesday 5th of July 2016 07:03

voir récit détaillé de la campagne au Groenland, des vaisseaux armés par le Roi au contre le commerce de pêche hollandais :

en PDF : Un corsaire basque sous Louis XIV, d’après des documents inédits : de E. Ducéré. le 17.12.1907 Bayonne.

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