Attack at Marie Galante, 17th October 1809

Three Decks' Forum

Come and ask, answer or inform.

Recent updates

Recent Comments

Attack at Marie Galante

17th October 1809
Part of : The Napoleonic Wars (1803 - 1815)
Previous action : Action of 1809-08-14 14.8.1809
Next action : Action of 1809-10-21 21.10.1809
 

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

 
Ship NameCommanderNotes
Hazard (16) 1794-1817
British 16 Gun
Unrated Sloop
Hugh CameronBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1799-1809
Pelorus (16) 1808-1841
British 16 Gun
Unrated Sloop
Thomas HuskissonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1806-1821
 

Notes on Action


DescriptionTRN5
On October 17th, the Hazard, 18, Commander Hugh Cameron, and Pelorus, 18, Commander Thomas Huskisson, sent in their boats, under Lieutenants James Robertson and Edward Flin, to destroy a privateer which lay secured under the guns of Sainte Marie, Guadeloupe. She was boarded and blown up under a heavy fire, the British losing 6 killed and 9 wounded, many of them by the explosion.
Previous comments on this pageno comments to display
Make a comment about this page






Recent comments to other pages

Date postedByPage
Monday 8th of June 2026 17:20F.F.
British First Rate ship of the line 'Britannia' (1762) (100) 1762-1825
British 100 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
1812 Renamed "Princess Royal"
1812 Renamed "Saint George"
1819 Renamed "Barfleur"
Thursday 4th of June 2026 20:01James Daschuk
British steam sloop 'Devastation' (1841) (6) 1841-1866
British 6 Gun
Unrated Steam Sloop
Thursday 4th of June 2026 14:56AvM
British Merchant east indiaman 'Zephyr' (1790) (8) 1790-1798
British 8 Gun
Merchant East Indiaman
Wednesday 3rd of June 2026 19:37Jon Miller
British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Pembroke' (1733) (60) 1733-1749
British 60 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
Wednesday 3rd of June 2026 19:33Jon Miller
British Sixth Rate ship 'Mercury' (1745) (20) 1745-1753
British 20 Gun
6th Rate Ship
Copyright © Cy Harrison 2010-2026, all rights reserved
GDPR Statement