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Action in Mahon

23rd January 1781
Part of : The American War of Independence (1775/04/19 - 1784/01/14)
Previous action : Isis vs Rotterdam 31.12.1780
Next action : Capture of Demerara and Essequibo 24.2.1781 - 27.2.1781

 

Spain (Private Owners) -
Martí Badia CanerSpanish
Privateer
Merchant Sailor
Service 1779-1784

 
Privateer squadron
Ship NameCommanderNotes
Vila de Reus (18) 1780
Spanish 18 Gun
Privateer Sloop
Martí Badia CanerSpanish
Privateer
Merchant Sailor
Service 1779-1784
No Effect
Conde del Asalto (14) 1781
Spanish 14 Gun
Privateer Xebec
Jeroni BasartSpanish
Privateer
Service 1781
No Effect
 

Great Britain (Private Owners)

 
Artillery battery

Artillery battery - Outcome: destroyed

Ship NameCommanderNotes
 
Privateer squadron,
Jayme SolerBritish
Privateer
Service 1781

French tartan prize . Outcome: Captured

Ship NameCommanderNotes
Success (Unknown) 1781-1781
British Unknown Gun
Privateer Xebec
Jayme SolerBritish
Privateer
Service 1781
Squadron Flagship Captured
 

Notes on Action


CombatGDM01

«[…]
passing through Cala Senicha, they observed two anchored vessels; which they proceeded to seize. The enemy began to fire
at the Badia sloop from a xebec and from a battery located to the right of our privateers, who dismantled it, putting the people of both vessels to flight. The pingue continued firing to scare away the troops and people who had gathered and prevent them from approaching our boats, giving us time to manoeuvre and tow the prizes. After squads of Englishmen had gathered on the beach, they scattered them with their artillery, protecting the disembarkation of the crew to seize, as they did, the aforementioned battery with all the supplies that the enemy was forced to leave behind in their flight. Our privateers also seized Our privateers also seized the aforementioned English javeque named Suceso, captained by Jayme Soler, and another vessel, which was a French tartan loaded with soda and captured by him. After these successful, courageous and fortunate operations, the captors directed their two prizes to the port of Alcudia in Mallorca so that they could continue their privateering without hindrance. In continuation of this, on the 24th they observed another vessel anchored in a cove near Fornells; and going with their armed boats to search for it, they brought it out; but finding it to be a privateer that the English had taken, and on board which there was nothing; and that, moreover, the ship was unusable, they sank it.



Sources


IDNameAuthorType
GDM01Gazeta de MadridAuthority, Book
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