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French Ship Brillant (1774)
''Brillant'' was a 64-gun ''Solitaire''-class ship of the line of the French Navy. Career ''Brillant'' served in Suffren's campaign in the Indian Ocean, taking part in the Battle of Cuddalore. She was the main unit of the French force that drove away Commodore Vernon's squadron at the Siege of Pondicherry on 10 August 1779, and distinguished herself at the Battle of Sadras. She was present at the battles of Negapatam under Captain Armand de Saint-Félix. In July 1782, in the wake of the Battle of Negapatam, Suffren transferred Saint-Félix to ''Artésien'' and replaced him with Jean André de Pas de Beaulieu, of ''Bellone''. The frigate ''Pourvoyeuse'' had to give her mainmast to replace that of ''Brillant'', receiving herself that of ''Fortitude''. In the reshuffling of Suffren's captains in July, his nephew Pierrevert had been given command of ''Bellone'', but shortly afterwards Pierrevert was killed in the action of 12 August 1782. Consequently, Suffren returne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of The Kingdom Of France (1814-1830)
A flag is a piece of fabric (most often rectangular or quadrilateral) with a distinctive design and colours. It is used as a symbol, a signalling device, or for decoration. The term ''flag'' is also used to refer to the graphic design employed, and flags have evolved into a general tool for rudimentary signalling and identification, especially in environments where communication is challenging (such as the maritime environment, where semaphore is used). Many flags fall into groups of similar designs called flag families. The study of flags is known as "vexillology" from the Latin , meaning "flag" or "banner". National flags are patriotic symbols with widely varied interpretations that often include strong military associations because of their original and ongoing use for that purpose. Flags are also used in messaging, advertising, or for decorative purposes. Some military units are called "flags" after their use of flags. A ''flag'' (Arabic: ) is equivalent to a brigade i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean André De Pas De Beaulieu
Jean André de Pas de Beaulieu (Montpellier, 14 January 1750 — Port-Louis, 11 August 1783) was a French Navy officer. Biography During the War of American Independence, Beaulieu served in the Indian Ocean in a squadron under Rear-Admiral Thomas d'Estienne d'Orves. On 9 February 1782, Estienne d'Orves died and Suffren assumed command of the squadron. He re-appointed his captains and gave Beaulieu command of the frigate ''Bellone''. In July 1782, in the wake of the Battle of Negapatam, Suffren transferred Saint-Félix to ''Artésien'' and replaced him with Beaulieu. In January 1783, he was in command of ''Petit Annibal''. Howerer, Beaulieu commanded ''Bellone'' again at the Battle of Trincomalee A battle is an occurrence of combat in warfare between opposing military units of any number or size. A war usually consists of multiple battles. In general, a battle is a military engagement that is well defined in duration, area, and force ..., while ''Brillant'' was un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orlop Deck
The orlop is the lowest deck in a ship (except for very old ships). It is the deck or part of a deck where the cables are stowed, usually below the water line. According to the ''Oxford English Dictionary'', the word descends from Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ... ''overloop'' from the verb ''overlopen'', "to run (over); extend"."Orlop" from ''Shorter Oxford English Dictionary'' References {{Sailing ship elements Sailing ship components Shipbuilding Ship compartments ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Ship Ajax (1779)
''Ajax'' was a 64-gun ship of the line of the French Navy. Career Built as ''Maréchal de Broglie'' for private owners and transferred to the French East India Company, the ship sailed two journeys to China as a merchantman. In April 1779, she was purchased by the Crown to ferry furnitures to Isle de France (now Mauritius) and be commissioned as a warship upon her arrival. In June, she was coppered, and she received her name of ''Ajax'' on 13 August. On 16 February 1780, under Captain Bouvet de Précourt, ''Ajax'' departed Lorient with ''Protée'', ''Éléphant'' and ''Charmante'', escorting a convoy bound for India. In late February, off Spain, the convoy met Rodney's fleet; ''Protée'' sacrificed herself to hold the British back and was captured on 24, while ''Charmante'' returned to Lorient, arriving on 3 March, and the convoy escaped under the protection of ''Ajax''. Arrived at Isle the France, ''Ajax'' joined Suffren's squadron. At the Battle of Sadras, on 17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Ship Illustre (1781)
The ''Illustre'' was a 74-gun ''Magnanime'' class ship of the line of the French Navy. She took part in the War of American Independence and in the French Revolutionary Wars. Damaged beyond repairs during the Expédition d'Irlande, she was scuttled on 30 December 1796. Career War of American Independence On 11 December 1781, Bussy-Castelnau departed Cadiz with a squadron comprising the 64-gun ''Saint-Michel'' and ''Illustre'', under Bruyères-Chalabre, escorting three transports, to make his junction at Tenerife with another squadron under Guichen. the next day, they encountered a British squadron under Kempenfelt. In the subsequent Second Battle of Ushant, most of the French transports were captured by the British, except ''Marquis de Castries'' and ''Neptune-Royal'', which reached Sainte-Croix carrying siege artillery and an artillery company. Bussy sailed on towards the Indian Ocean, arriving to Table Bay in early April. He landed his troops to reinforce the Dutch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Ship Héros (1778)
''Héros'' was a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, known mostly for being the flagship of Pierre André de Suffren de Saint Tropez during the Anglo-French War. Career Construction She was built in 1778 at Toulon on a design by Joseph-Marie-Blaise Coulomb. Indian Ocean campaign under Suffren In 1781 she became part of Suffren's force, consisting of the 16-gun corvette ''Fortune'', five ships of the line, eight troopships and a thousand soldiers, all entrusted with carrying the French war effort into the Indian Ocean. The other warships were one other 74 gun ship ('' Annibal'') and three 64-gun ships ( ''Vengeur'', ''Sphinx'', and '' Artésien''). Suffren had been allowed to choose his officers and non-commissioned officers and so these were mainly from Provence, despite the fact that the force set off from Brest. There were around ten men per gun, making a total crew of 712. On 22 March 1781 the force sailed for the South Atlantic and on 16 April it met a forc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ganjam
Ganjam is a town and a notified area council in Ganjam district in the state of Odisha, India. Brahmapur, one of the major city of Odisha is situated in this district. Geography Ganjam is located at in the Ganjam district of Odisha with an elevation of 3 metres (9 feet). Ganjam's mineral-rich coast line extends over 60 km. It provides opportunities for fishing and port facility at Gopalpur for international trade. The rivers like Rushikulya, Dhanei, Bahuda, Ghoda Hada are the source of agriculture and power sectors of the town. Economic wise, Ganjam is a sub industrial town. The Chilika Lake, which attracts tourists, is known for its scenery and a bird sanctuary is situated in the eastern part of district, near the City of Ganjam. Ganjam shares its boundary with Andhra Pradesh. A mix of moist peninsular high and low level Sal forests, tropical moist and dry deciduous and tropical deciduous forest types provide a wide range of forest products and unique lifestyle to wild li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Coventry (1757)
HMS ''Coventry'' was a 28-gun sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy, launched in 1757 and in active service as a privateer hunter during the Seven Years' War, and as part of the British fleet in India during the Anglo-French War. After seventeen years' in British service she was captured by the French in 1783, off Ganjam in the Bay of Bengal. Thereafter she spent two years as part of the French Navy until January 1785 when she was removed from service at the port of Brest. She was broken up in 1786. Design Sir Thomas Slade designed ''Coventry'' "to the draught of the ''Tartar'' with such alterations withinboard as may be judged necessary", making her a further development of . A further twelve ships were built to the draught of ''Coventry'' between 1756 and 1763, as well as another five to a modified version of fir (pine) construction. The vessel was named after the city of Coventry in England's West Midlands. In selecting her name the Board of Admiralty continued a traditio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Frigate Fine (1779)
''Fine'' was a ''Sybille'' class 32-gun, copper-hulled, frigate of the French Navy. Career On 4 December 1778, ''Fine'' departed Brest under Lieutenant Saint-Félix, bound for the Cape of Good Hope and ultimately for Isle de France (Mauritius), carrying ,. Indian Ocean campaign of the American Revolutionary War On 16 April 1781, she was part of Suffren's squadron at the Battle of Porto Praya, although she did not take part in the action. She took part in several actions in the Indian Ocean. In November 1781, Captain Périer de Salvert took command. ''Fine'' was part of the French frigate screen at the Battle of Providien, where she collided with before unentangling herself, then ran aground, then caught fire, but managed to save herself. In June, ''Fine'' captured the 24-gun storeship ''Yarmouth'', carrying rice, field artillery and nine Army officers. On 23 June, ''Fine'' captured the East Indianman ''Fortitude''. When the French captured her they freed some eight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Trincomalee
A battle is an occurrence of combat in warfare between opposing military units of any number or size. A war usually consists of multiple battles. In general, a battle is a military engagement that is well defined in duration, area, and force commitment. An engagement with only limited commitment between the forces and without decisive results is sometimes called a skirmish. The word "battle" can also be used infrequently to refer to an entire operational campaign, although this usage greatly diverges from its conventional or customary meaning. Generally, the word "battle" is used for such campaigns if referring to a protracted combat encounter in which either one or both of the combatants had the same methods, resources, and strategic objectives throughout the encounter. Some prominent examples of this would be the Battle of the Atlantic, Battle of Britain, and Battle of Stalingrad, all in World War II. Wars and military campaigns are guided by military strategy, whereas ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kersauson De Goasmelquin (French Navy Officer)
Jean-Marie Kersauson de Goasmelquin (also spelled ''Kersauzon'' and ''Goasmelquen'') was a French Navy officer. He fought in the War of American Independence, and took part in the French operations in the Indian Ocean under Suffren. Biography After the Battle of Negapatam, Suffren reshuffled his captains, notably appointing Beaulieu, captain of ''Bellone'', to ''Brillant''. After Pierrevert, ''Bellone'' 's new captain, was killed in the action of 12 August 1782, Suffren returned Beaulieu to ''Bellone''. To replace Beaulieu on ''Brillant'', he appointed Lieutenant de Kersauson captained ''Brillant''. At the Battle of Trincomalee A battle is an occurrence of combat in warfare between opposing military units of any number or size. A war usually consists of multiple battles. In general, a battle is a military engagement that is well defined in duration, area, and force ..., from 25 August to 3 September 1782, ''Brillant'' was the only ship to return from the vanguard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Action Of 12 August 1782
The action of 12 August 1782 was a minor single-ship action that opposed the French 32-gun frigate ''Bellone'' to the British 28-gun HMS ''Coventry'' in the run-up to the Battle of Trincomalee. Although both ships were frigates, ''Bellone'' belonged to the ''Iphigénie'' class and was a comparatively large frigate for her time, carrying a battery of 18-pounder long guns, while ''Coventry'' was a sixth-rate armed only with 9-pounder long guns. Furthermore, ''Bellone'' had the advantage of the wind. The nominal crew of ''Coventry'' was about tho thirds of that of ''Bellone'', but in the occasion it was reinforced by the troops she was carrying. In spite of these overwhelming odds, ''Coventry'' managed to inflict heavy casualties on ''Bellone'', and most decisively to shoot most of the senior staff. The resulting confusion on ''Bellone'' allowed ''Coventry'' to escape to Madras. Background The War of American Independence triggered an Anglo-French War from 1778 and, by extensi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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