Action of 1803/06/14, 14th June 1803

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Action of 1803-06-14

14th June 1803
Part of : The Napoleonic Wars (1803 - 1815)
Previous action : Attacks on Boulogne 4.8.1801 - 16.8.1801
Next action : Capture of St. Lucia and Tobago 21.6.1803 - 1.7.1803
 

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

 
Ship NameCommanderNotes
Immortalite (42) 1798-1806
British 42 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
Edward William Campbell Rich OwenBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1846
Jalouse (18) 1797-1807
British 18 Gun
Unrated Sloop
Christopher StracheyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1814
Cruizer (16) 1797-1819
British 16 Gun
Unrated Sloop
John HancockBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1783-1815
 

République Française

 
Ship NameCommanderNotes
L'Inabordable (4) 1803-1803
French 4 Gun
Unrated Schooner
  Captured
Le Commode (4) 1803-1803
French 4 Gun
Unrated Brig
  Captured
 

Notes on Action


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In the morning of June 14th 1803, the Immortalite, 36, Captain Edward William Campbell Rich Owen, Cruiser, 18, Commander John Hancock, and Jalouse, 18, Commander Christopher Strachey, chased on shore under batteries near Cape Blanc Nez the French gun-vessels Inabordable, 4, and Commode, 4. When the tide permitted, the Cruiser and Jalouse stood in, and, anchoring with springs on their cables, engaged and silenced the batteries, after which the boats of the squadron boarded and brought off both vessels, losing only one person wounded.
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