Action of 27 February 1809
The action of 27 February 1809 was a minor naval engagement during the French Revolutionary Wars. Two 44-gun frigates, Pénélope and Pauline, sortied from Toulon harbour to chase a British frigate, HMS Proserpine, which was conducting surveillance of French movements. First sneaking undetected and later trying to pass herself as a British frigate coming to relieve Proserpine, Pénélope approached within gun range before being identified. With the help of Pauline, she subdued Proserpine and forced her to surrender after a one-hour fight.
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Action of 27 February 1809
The action of 27 February 1809 was a minor naval engagement during the French Revolutionary Wars. Two 44-gun frigates, Pénélope and Pauline, sortied from Toulon harbour to chase a British frigate, HMS Proserpine, which was conducting surveillance of French movements. First sneaking undetected and later trying to pass herself as a British frigate coming to relieve Proserpine, Pénélope approached within gun range before being identified. With the help of Pauline, she subdued Proserpine and forced her to surrender after a one-hour fight.
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The action of 27 February 1809 ...... 814, and honourably acquitted.
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First French Empire
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1809-02-27
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French victory
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HMS Proserpine
Later 2 ships of the line supporting
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Two sailing frigates are excha ...... unded by large clouds of smoke
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Capture of HMS Proserpine by Pénélope and Pauline. Watercolour by Antoine Roux.
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None
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Proserpine captured
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one killed, one mortally wounded, 11 lightly wounded.
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First French Empire
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United Kingdom
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Captain Bernard Dubourdieu
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Captain Charles Otter
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Captain François-Gilles Montfort
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1809-02-27
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the Napoleonic Wars
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off Cape Sicié, near Toulon
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French victory
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Later 2 ships of the line supporting
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The action of 27 February 1809 ...... render after a one-hour fight.
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Action of 27 February 1809
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Action of 27 February 1809
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