Action of 1710/12/13, 13th December 1710

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Action of 1710-12-13

13^th December 1710 (1710/12/24 NS)
Part of : War of Spanish Succession (1701 - 1714)
Previous action : Battle of Syracuse 9.11.1710
Next action : Action off Vado 22.3.1710/11


Great Britain

The British Ships
Ship Name	Commander	Notes
Name : Bredah (70) 1692-1730 British 70 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line	Thomas LongBritish Naval Sailor Service 1694-1706
Name : Warspite (64) 1703-1721 British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1716 Renamed "Edinburgh"	Josias CrowBritish Naval Sailor Service 1691-1712

Royaume de France

The French Ship
Ship Name	Commander	Notes
Name : Le Maure (50) 1688-1710 French 50 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line

Notes on Action

DescriptionTRN2
On December 13th, the Warspite, 70, Captain Josias Crow, and the Breda, 70, Captain Thomas Long, being detached by Sir John Norris, sighted and chased the Maure, 60. The Breda first got up with the enemy; and there resulted a smart, but brief, action, in the course of which Captain Long was killed. The Warspite then took up a position on the Frenchman's quarter, and made ready to board, whereupon the Maure at once struck

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TRN2William Laird Clowes, Digital Book

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