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French Frigate Rubis (1812)
The ''Rubis'' was a 40-gun of the French Navy. On 25 November 1812, under Commander Louis-François Ollivier, ''Rubis'' sailed from Nantes along with ''Aréthuse'' (Captain Pierre Bouvet) to intercept British trade off West Africa. In January, having captured a Portuguese ship, ''La Serra'', they reached Cap-Vert.William James, ''The Naval History of Great Britain from the declaration of war by France in February 1793 to the accession of George IV in January 1820 : with an account of the origin and progressive increase of the British Navy (New edition in Six volumes)'', Volume VI, pp183-190, R Bentley, London, 1837. On 27 January 1813, ''Aréthuse'' intercepted the brig HMS ''Daring'' (Lieutenant Pascoe) off Tamara. Released prisoners reported the presence of the French frigates, prompting the departure of HMS ''Amelia'' (Captain Frederick Paul Irby). In the night of 5 February, a storm hit ''Rubis'' and ''Aréthuse'' while at anchor; both frigates broke their cables and '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Civil And Naval Ensign Of France
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Louis-François Ollivier
Louis-François Ollivier (Brest, 9 March 1770 — Daoulas-près-Brest, 11 September 1820) was a French Navy officer. Career In 1809, Ollivier served as a lieutenant in the Escaut squadron. Along with Lieutenant Graton, he was tasked with a reconnaissance of the canals in Bruxelles and Bruges. In 1812, promoted to commander, Ollivier was in command of the frigate ''Rubis''. He chased and destroyed the British brig '' HMS ''Daring'''' off Tamara in February 1813. ''Rubis'' was wrecked soon after, and her consort ''Aréthuse'' repatriated her crew after the action of 7 February 1813 During the night of 7 February 1813, two evenly matched frigates from the French Navy and the British Royal Navy, '' Aréthuse'' and , engaged in a battle in the Atlantic Ocean at the Îles de Los, off Guinea. The action lasted four hours, causin .... In 1816, Ollivier commanded the frigate ''Revanche'', on which ferried a Navy official, Marine Bourilhon, to Saint-Pierre et Miquelon, before return ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Frigate Aréthuse (1812)
''Aréthuse'' was a 46-gun frigate of the French Navy. She served during the Napoleonic Wars, taking part in a major single-ship action. Much later the vessel took part in the conquest of Algeria, and ended her days as a coal depot in Brest, France. Construction and career ''Aréthuse'' was laid down at Nantes, France in 1807 and launched on 15 May 1812. Cruise off West Africa, 1812–1813 On 25 November 1812 the frigates ''Aréthuse'' (Captain Pierre Bouvet) and sailed from Nantes to intercept British trade off West Africa. In January, having captured a Portuguese ship, ''La Serra'', they reached Cap-Vert. They also captured ''Little Belt'', J. Wilson, master, sailing from Altea to London, ''Friends'', Houston, master, sailing from Teneriffe to Belfast, and a Spanish brig sailing from Majorca to Puerto Rico. The French put the masters and crews on ''Delphina'', a Portuguese they had captured and plundered. ''Delphina'' arrived at Pernambuco on 31 January. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Bouvet
Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation of Aramaic כיפא (''Kefa),'' the nickname Jesus gave to apostle Simon Bar-Jona, referred in English as Saint Peter. Pierre is also found as a surname. People with the given name * Abbé Pierre, Henri Marie Joseph Grouès (1912–2007), French Catholic priest who founded the Emmaus Movement * Monsieur Pierre, Pierre Jean Philippe Zurcher-Margolle (c. 1890–1963), French ballroom dancer and dance teacher * Pierre (footballer), Lucas Pierre Santos Oliveira (born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Pierre, Baron of Beauvau (c. 1380–1453) * Pierre, Duke of Penthièvre (1845–1919) * Pierre, marquis de Fayet (died 1737), French naval commander and Governor General of Saint-Domingue * Prince Pierre, Duke of Valentinois (1895–1964), father ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cap-Vert
Cap-Vert, or the Cape Verde Peninsula, is a peninsula in Senegal and the westernmost point of the continent of Africa and of the Afro-Eurasia mainland. Portuguese explorers called it Cabo Verde or "Green Cape". The Cape Verde islands, further west, are named after the cape. Dakar, the capital of Senegal, occupies parts including its southern tip. Formed by a combination of volcanic offshore islands and a land bridge produced by coastal currents, the cape projects into the Atlantic Ocean, bending back to the southeast at its tip. Exposure to southwesterly winds contributes to Cape Verde's seasonal verdant appearance, in contrast to the undulating yellow dunes to the north. The peninsula is shaped like a triangle (about per side), with the base of the triangle roughly along the north and its apex on the south, near Dakar. Near Pointe des Almadies, the north-western tip of the cape, lies Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport, which was used as a transatlantic ferrying p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William James (naval Historian)
William James (1780 – 28 May 1827) was a British lawyer and military historian who wrote important histories of the military engagements of the British with the French and Americans from 1793 through the 1820s. Career Although little is known of his early life, William James was trained in the law and began his career as an attorney. He practised before the Supreme Court of Jamaica and served as a proctor in the Vice-Admiralty Court of Jamaica from 1801 to 1813. In 1812, when war broke out between Great Britain and the United States, James was in the United States. Detained by American authorities as a British national, he escaped to Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1813. This experience interested him in the War of 1812 and he began to write about it, particularly defending the reputation of the Royal Navy and pointing out the factual errors and excessive claims that American reports made against the Royal Navy. His initial literary efforts seem to have been letters written to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Daring (1804)
HMS ''Daring'' was a 12-gun gun-brig of the ''Archer'' class of the British Royal Navy. She was launched in 1804 and served in the Channel and North Sea, capturing a number of merchant vessels. In 1813 she was serving on the West Africa Station when her crew had to scuttle her to prevent her capture. History ''Daring'' was built under contract by Jabez Bailey, of Ipswich, and launched in October 1804. Lieutenant Charles Ormsby commissioned her in November 1804. On 13 August 1805 ''Daring'' detained the Danish ship ''Venners Aventure''. ''Vennerus Aventura'', Neilson, master, was sailing from Amsterdam to Naples. ''Daring'' sent her into Cowes. Lieutenant George Hayes took command in November 1805. serving in the Channel and the North Sea. On 8 April 1806 ''Daring'' shared with the and in the capture of ''Minerva''. ''Daring'' and ''Hardy'' also shared the capture of ''Anna Charlotta'', ''Frederica de Liefde'', and ''Pomona'' on 7, 8, and 9 April. On the 9th, ''Daring'' sent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Amelia (1796)
''Proserpine'' was a 38-gun of the French Navy launched in 1785 that captured on 13 June 1796. The Admiralty commissioned ''Proserpine'' into the Royal Navy as the fifth rate, HMS ''Amelia''. She spent 20 years in the Royal Navy, participating in numerous actions in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, capturing a number of prizes, and serving on anti-smuggling and anti-slavery patrols. Her most notable action was her intense and bloody, but inconclusive, fight in 1813 with the French frigate ''Aréthuse''. ''Amelia'' was broken up in December 1816. Construction ''Proserpine'' was a built for the French Navy of the ''Ancien Régime'' in Brest. Jacques-Noël Sané designed her as well as five sister ships and she was rated for thirty-eight guns. French naval service (1785–1796) ''Proserpine'' was stationed at Saint Domingue from 1786 until 1788. In 1792, she was under Ensign Van Stabel. From 1793, she served as a commerce raider under Captain Jean-Baptiste P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Paul Irby
Rear Admiral Frederick Paul Irby (18 April 1779 – 24 April 1844) was a British Royal Navy officer and Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk. Birth Frederick Irby was born on 18 April 1779, the second son of Frederick, 2nd Baron Boston and his wife Christian (née Methuen). Early Royal Naval career He entered the Royal Navy on 2 January 1791, serving on the Home and North America and West Indies Stations. As a midshipman in HMS ''Montagu'' he was present at the Glorious First of June in 1794. On 6 June 1797 he was promoted lieutenant and appointed to HMS ''Circe'', in which he was present at the Battle of Camperdown.''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Volume 29, pp 327–328, Oxford University Press, 2004. He was wrecked off the Texel in HMS ''Apollo'' on 7 January 1799. Promoted to commander on 22 April 1800, he became the captain of HMS ''Volcano'', a bomb vessel, moving in 1801 to HMS ''Jalouse'' operating in the North Sea. ''Jalouse'', while under his com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Action Of 7 February 1813
During the night of 7 February 1813, two evenly matched frigates from the French Navy and the British Royal Navy, '' Aréthuse'' and , engaged in a battle in the Atlantic Ocean at the Îles de Los, off Guinea. The action lasted four hours, causing significant damage and casualties to both opponents, and resulted in a stalemate. The two ships parted and returned to their respective ports of call, both sides claiming victory. Background After the British victory in the Mauritius campaign of 1809–1811, all French possessions in the Indian Ocean were now controlled by the British. France had already lost the use of Cape Town in 1806 after the Battle of Blaauwberg, and of Batavia in 1811 with the British Invasion of Java. Thus, in 1813, the French Navy lacked the advance bases it needed to support the commerce raiding frigate squadron that it had operated in the previous decade. It was therefore decided to send a force to the western coast of Africa to disrupt British shipping close ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Age Of Sail Frigates Of France
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Maritime Incidents In 1813
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