Action of 1795/05/17, 17th May 1795

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Action of 1795-05-17

17^th May 1795
Part of : The French Revolutionary Wars (1793 - 1802)
Previous action : Action in Carteret Bay 9.5.1795
Next action : Alarm vs Liberte 30.5.1795


Great Britain

Ship Name	Commander	Notes
Name : Thetis (38) 1782-1814 British 38 Gun 5th Rate Frigate	Alexander Inglis CochraneBritish Naval Sailor Service 1778-1830
Name : Hussar (28) 1784-1796 British 28 Gun 6th Rate Frigate	John Poo BeresfordBritish Naval Sailor Service 1790-1838

République Française

Ship Name	Commander	Notes
Name : La Prévoyante (24) 1793-1795 French 24 Gun 6th Rate Flûte		Captured
Name : La Raison (18) 1795-1795 French 18 Gun Unrated Flûte		Captured

Notes on Action

DescriptionTRN4
On May 17th, the Thetis, 36, Captain the Hon. Alexander Forester Inglis Cochrane, and Hussar, 28, Captain John Poor Beresford, captured off Cape Henry two large French storeships of a squadron of five. The names of the prizes were the Prevoyante and Raison. The British loss was eleven wounded.
Naval General Service MedalE-WIKI
A Naval General Service Medal Clasp was authorised for this action in 1847

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E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

TRN4William Laird Clowes, Digital Book

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Sunday 26th of July 2026 05:58	Jon Miller	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Oiseau' (1793) (36) 1793-1816 British 36 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
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Action of 1795-05-17

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