Capture of the Mamelouk, 10th December 1810

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Capture of the Mamelouk

10th December 1810
Part of : The Napoleonic Wars (1803 - 1815)
Previous action : Capture of Mauritius 29.11.1810 - 3.12.1810
Next action : Landing at Palamos 13.12.1810
 

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

 
Ship NameCommanderNotes
Rosario (10) 1808-1832
British 10 Gun
Unrated Sloop
Booty HarveyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1812
5 wounded
 

Empire Français

 
Ship NameCommanderNotes
Le Mamelouck (16) 1810-1810
French 16 Gun
Privateer Unknown
Norbez LaurenceFrench
Naval Sailor
Privateer
Service 1810
7 wounded Captured
 

Notes on Action


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In the evening of December 10th, the Rosario, 10, Commander Booty Harvey, being off Dungeness, fell in with two large lugger privateers. With remarkable gallantry and decision, Harvey ran his brig between the two, laid himself alongside one, and simultaneously engaged the other with his starboard broadside. A party, under Lieutenant Thomas Daws, boarded and carried the first, which proved to be the Mamelouck, 16, of whose crew of 45, seven were wounded. The other got away, chiefly in consequence of the Rosario losing her jib-boom. The brig had 5 people wounded.

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