Action of 21 April 1806
The action of 21 April 1806 was a minor engagement between a French frigate and British forces off South Africa during the Napoleonic Wars. The Île Bonaparte and Île de France constituted French outposts in the Indian Ocean, from which privateers and frigate squadrons could engage in commerce raiding and disrupt British shipping. After encountering a strongly escorted British convoy, the 40-gun Cannonière attempted to flee, but was rejoined by the 74-gun HMS Tremendous. In the ensuing battle, Captain Bourayne displayed superior sailmanship and managed to fend off his much stronger opponent by a combination of manoeuvers that rendered the batteries of Tremendous ineffective, and threatened her with sustaining raking fire. The French frigate thus managed to evade and escape.
battle
primaryTopic
Action of 21 April 1806
The action of 21 April 1806 was a minor engagement between a French frigate and British forces off South Africa during the Napoleonic Wars. The Île Bonaparte and Île de France constituted French outposts in the Indian Ocean, from which privateers and frigate squadrons could engage in commerce raiding and disrupt British shipping. After encountering a strongly escorted British convoy, the 40-gun Cannonière attempted to flee, but was rejoined by the 74-gun HMS Tremendous. In the ensuing battle, Captain Bourayne displayed superior sailmanship and managed to fend off his much stronger opponent by a combination of manoeuvers that rendered the batteries of Tremendous ineffective, and threatened her with sustaining raking fire. The French frigate thus managed to evade and escape.
has abstract
The action of 21 April 1806 wa ...... s managed to evade and escape.
@en
causalties
combatant
United Kingdom
commander
date
1806-04-21
is part of military conflict
Relates an entity to the populated place in which it is located.
result
Inconclusive
strength
2 ships of the line
Link from a Wikipage to an external page
Wikipage page ID
35,772,105
page length (characters) of wiki page
Wikipage revision ID
1,019,184,225
Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage
alt
In the foreground, HMS Tremend ...... rting broadside at Cannonière.
@en
caption
casualties
combatant
France
@en
United Kingdom
@en
commander
César Bourayne
@en
John Osborn
@en
conflict
date
1806-04-21
image size
partof
the Napoleonic Wars
@en
place
Off Natal, Cape of Good Hope
@en
result
Inconclusive
@en
wikiPageUsesTemplate
subject
hypernym
point
-30.75 30.083333333333332
comment
The action of 21 April 1806 wa ...... s managed to evade and escape.
@en
label
Action of 21 April 1806
@en
lat
long
3.0083333333333333e+1
wasDerivedFrom
isPrimaryTopicOf
name
Action of 21 April 1806
@en