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Capture of the Curieuse

28th January 1801
Part of : The French Revolutionary Wars (1793 - 1802)
Previous action : Concorde vs Bravoure 27.1.1801
Next action : Battle of Copenhagen 2.4.1801

 

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

 
Ship NameCommanderNotes
Bordelais (24) 1799-1804
British 24 Gun
6th Rate Post Ship
Thomas ManbyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1825
1 killed, 7 wounded
 

République Française

 
Ship NameCommanderNotes
La Curieuse (18) 1801-1801
French 18 Gun
Unrated Brig
G. RadeletFrench
Naval Sailor
Service 1701-1801
c50 casualites Captured
 

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On January 29th the British corvette Bordelaise, 24, Captain Thomas Manby, off Barbados, found three French vessels standing after her. These were the Curieux, 18, Captain G. Radelet, Mutine, 16, Captain Reybaud, and Esperance, 6, Captain Hamon. The British ship shortened sail arid waited. The Curieux came up, and was at once attacked, whereupon her two consorts beat a prompt retreat. All but two of the Bordelaise's guns were 32-pr. carronades, and those made short work of her audacious assailant. For thirty minutes the two fought at the closest quarters, when the Curieux struck, after suffering terrible loss. Her captain paid for his gallantry with the loss of his life. The Curieux foundered almost immediately after the action, two British seamen going down in her.

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