Action of 28 June 1803
The action of 28 June 1803 marked the opening shots of the Blockade of Saint-Domingue after the collapse of the Treaty of Amiens and the outbreak of the War of the Third Coalition in May 1803. A French heavy frigate and a corvette, both partially armed en flûte and unaware of the recently begun war, met three British 74-gun ships of the line. The corvette was overhauled and captured, but the frigate, sailing close to shore, managed to out-manoeuver her opponent and deliver a devastating raking broadside that put her out of action.
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Action of 28 June 1803
The action of 28 June 1803 marked the opening shots of the Blockade of Saint-Domingue after the collapse of the Treaty of Amiens and the outbreak of the War of the Third Coalition in May 1803. A French heavy frigate and a corvette, both partially armed en flûte and unaware of the recently begun war, met three British 74-gun ships of the line. The corvette was overhauled and captured, but the frigate, sailing close to shore, managed to out-manoeuver her opponent and deliver a devastating raking broadside that put her out of action.
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The action of 28 June 1803 mar ...... 1819 to commemorate the event.
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1 corvette captured
10 men killed & 15 wounded
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1803-06-28
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Capture of Mignonne
Successful defence of Poursuivante
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3 74-gun ships of the line
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France
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Acting captain John B. Hills
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Captain Charles Brisbane
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Captain Henry William Bayntun
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Captain Jean-Baptiste Willaumez
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Commander Jean-Pierre Bargeau
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1803-06-28
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the Blockade of Saint-Domingue
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Off Môle-Saint-Nicolas, Haiti
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result
Successful defence of Poursuivante
Capture of Mignonne
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The action of 28 June 1803 mar ...... de that put her out of action.
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Action of 28 June 1803
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