French Privateer Mars (1746)
''Mars'', was a French privateer. Mars was involved in a naval battle in Loch nan Uamh during the Jacobite rising. captured her off Cape Clear in 1747. History Following the Jacobite defeat at the Battle of Culloden on 16 April 1746, ''Mars'' and ''Bellone'' anchored at Loch nan Uamh on 30 April 1746.McKerracher, Mairead. (2012). Jacobite Dictionary'. (no page numbers). Neil Wilson Publishing. ''Mars'' carried the Loch Arkaig treasure and as the Royal Navy was approaching she took on board some escaping Jacobites, including James Drummond, 3rd Duke of Perth and Sir Thomas Sheridan. Captain Rouillee, of ''Mars'', decided to stay at anchor, upon the approach of the Royal Navy vessels , and , but Captain Lorry of ''Bellone'' set sail. ''Greyhound '' came alongside ''Mars'' and fired a broadside at close quarters which caused great loss of life: ''Mars'' was able to set sail during the engagement between ''Greyhound'' and ''Bellone''. ''Terror'' tried to stop ''Mars'' but a volle ...
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France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its Metropolitan France, metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Due to its several coastal territories, France has the largest exclusive economic zone in the world. France borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Andorra, and Spain in continental Europe, as well as the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, Suriname, and Brazil in the Americas via its overseas territories in French Guiana and Saint Martin (island), ...
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