Action of 22 May 1812
The action of 22 May 1812 took place off Groix when a small French squadron comprising the French frigates Ariane and Andromaque, and the brig Mameluck returning from a commerce raiding campaign in the Atlantic, met the 74-gun HMS Northumberland while trying the slip to Lorient through the British blockade. Captains Jean-Baptiste-Henri Féretier and Nicolas Morice were found guilty of negligence in the loss of their ships, and forbidden from commanding for three years.
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Action of 22 may 1812America-class ship of the lineFrench frigate Andromaque (1811)French frigate Ariane (1811)HMS Northumberland (1798)Henry HothamJean-Baptiste-Henri FéretierList of clasps to the Naval General Service Medal (1847)List of sail frigates of FranceNicolas MoricePallas-class frigate (1808)
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Action of 22 May 1812
The action of 22 May 1812 took place off Groix when a small French squadron comprising the French frigates Ariane and Andromaque, and the brig Mameluck returning from a commerce raiding campaign in the Atlantic, met the 74-gun HMS Northumberland while trying the slip to Lorient through the British blockade. Captains Jean-Baptiste-Henri Féretier and Nicolas Morice were found guilty of negligence in the loss of their ships, and forbidden from commanding for three years.
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33 killed and wounded
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1812-05-22
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British victory
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1 ship of the line
2 frigates
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Unknown killed and wounded
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Henry Hotham
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Jean Féretier
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John Weeks
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Nicolas Morice
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1812-05-22
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the Napoleonic Wars
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Off Penmarch, Atlantic Ocean
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British victory
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