Marechel de Coburg vs Revanche, 25th February 1798

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Marechel de Coburg vs Revanche

25th February 1798
Part of : The French Revolutionary Wars (1793 - 1802)
Previous action : Attack on the fort of Samboangon 22.1.1798
Next action : Mars vs Hercule 21.4.1798
 

Great Britain

 
Ship NameCommanderNotes
Marechel de Coburg (12) 1794-1801
British 12 Gun
Hired Cutter
Charles WebbBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1811
 

République Française

 
Ship NameCommanderNotes
La Revanche (16) 1798-1798
French 16 Gun
Privateer Lugger
Jean HeddeFrench
Naval Sailor
Privateer
Service 1798-1801
 

Notes on Action


Description of the ActionW005
On the 25th of February 1798, at 7 a.m., Cromer, bearing west-south-west, distant 16 leagues, the British hired armed cutter Marquis-Cobourg, of twelve 4-pounders and 66 men and boys, Lieutenant Charles Webb, alter a nine hours chase and a run of 100 miles, during half the time before a hard sale of wind at west-north-west, came up with the French lugger-privateer Revanche, of 16 guns and 62 men: and to a smart fire from whose musketry and stern-chasers the Cobourg had been exposed for the last two hours of the nine. A spirited action now ensued, during which the lugger made two attempts to board the cutter, but was repulsed. After a two hours' running fight, close alongside, a well-directed broadside from the Cobourg shot away the Revanche's main and mizzen masts by the hoard and also her fore-yard: whereupon the privateer's men called for quarter.

No sooner was the Revanche taken possession of, than she was found to be sinking, the effects of more than 40 shots which the lugger had received between wind and water. The utmost promptitude was used in shifting the prisoners and getting back the Cobourg's people, who had been placed in possession; nor was it without the utmost difficulty that the whole were saved from going to the bottom in the prize. The Cobourg had sustained considerable damage in her spars. Sails, and rigging; and was fortunate enough to escape with only two men wounded. Her fire, on the other hand, had killed seven, and wounded eight men belonging to the lugger, described as the largest that sailed out of Calais.
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