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French Cutter Lézard (1781)
''Lézard'' was a 16-gun ''Cerf''-class cutter (ship), cutter of the French Navy. She was built in 1781, and took part in the Indian theatre of the Anglo-French War (1778–1783), Anglo-French War. She was captured by the 74-gun HMS Sultan (1775), HMS ''Sultan'' in October 1782 at Trinquebar, and later returned to France. Career ''Lézard'' was built at by Jacques and Daniel Denys at Dunkirk and launched on 10 March 1781. On 27 July 1782, ''Lézard'' arrived at Pondicherry, Puducherry, where Hyder Ali and Suffren were conferring, bringing news of the arrival of Marquis de Bussy-Castelnau, Bussy-Castelnau, with the 74-gun French ship Illustre (1781), ''Illustre'' and the 64-gun French ship Saint Michel (1741), ''Saint Michel'', on the theatre of operations. In August, ''Lézard'' was at Galle. On 19 August 1782, ''Lézard'' brought despatches officially approving of Suffren's conduct at the Battle of Porto Praya, and granting requests he had made to appoint his officers. Fur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naval Ensign Of The United Kingdom
The White Ensign, at one time called the St George's Ensign due to the simultaneous existence of a cross-less version of the flag, is an ensign worn on British Royal Navy ships and shore establishments. It consists of a red St George's Cross on a white field, identical to the flag of England except with the Union Flag in the upper canton. The White Ensign is also worn by yachts of members of the Royal Yacht Squadron and by ships of Trinity House escorting the reigning monarch. In addition to the United Kingdom, several other nations have variants of the White Ensign with their own national flags in the canton, with the St George's Cross sometimes being replaced by a naval badge omitting the cross altogether. Yachts of the Royal Irish Yacht Club wear a white ensign with an Irish tricolour in the first quadrant and defaced by the crowned harp from the Heraldic Badge of Ireland. The Flag of the British Antarctic Territory and the Commissioners' flag of the Northern Lighthouse Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
