Action of 14 December 1798
The Action of 14 December 1798 was a naval skirmish between the 32-gun British frigate HMS Ambuscade and the French 24-gun corvette Bayonnaise. Bayonnaise was vastly outgunned and outmanoeuvered, but was able to board and capture Ambuscade.
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Action of 14 December 1798
The Action of 14 December 1798 was a naval skirmish between the 32-gun British frigate HMS Ambuscade and the French 24-gun corvette Bayonnaise. Bayonnaise was vastly outgunned and outmanoeuvered, but was able to board and capture Ambuscade.
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Combat de l'HMS Ambuscade cont ...... Paris, au Musée de la Marine.
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The Action of 14 December 1798 ...... o board and capture Ambuscade.
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causalties
30 killed, 35 wounded
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French Republic
date
1798-12-14
result
French victory
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24-gunBayonnaise
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Pierre Ozanne's depiction
commander
Captain Henry Jenkins
Lieutenant de vaisseau Jean-Baptiste-Édmond Richer
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Combat de l'HMS Ambuscade cont ...... henlinden 2e Campagne d'Italie
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The Action of 14 December 1798 ...... o board and capture Ambuscade.
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Action of 14 December 1798
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Combat de l'HMS Ambuscade contre la Bayonnaise
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Action of 14 December 1798
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