Battles of the British Navy, Volume 2

H.G. Bohn, 1852 - Great Britain

of Pallas 2 Peterel and Ligurienne 3 Capture of Guillaume Tell	4

Capture of Désirée 10 Capture of the Freyaboarding the Cerbère	11

Success and Diane 13 Cutting out of the Guêpesurrender	17

Eclair the Sans Pareille and the Dédaigneuse 19 Actives prize	24

Phoebe and Africaine 25 Boats of Andromache and Cleopatra	33

and Gamo 38 Cutting out exploits 40 Swiftsure and Speedy cap	57

and Spanish polacrepeace of Amiens 61 Losses of the British	63

CONTENTS	70

Goldfinch and Mouche 284 Capture of Anholt Melpomène	295

Capture of the Pugliese Diana and Zephyr 296 Capture of St Pauls	301

Death of Capt Cameron	307

Surrender of Guadaloupe 310 Rainbow and Avon with	313

note Spartan and Neapolitan squadron 318 Boats of Armide	317

Capt Cole at Banda Neira 323 Letter from the Carolines	326

gunboats Attack on AmantheaProcris and Dutch gunboatscap	331

Recapture of the Windham 332 Unsuccessful attack on the French	343

1805	93

tenant Dalyell 94 note Nelsons pursuit of VilleneuveGipsy beats	102

Boats of Cambrian in St Marys River 106 Capture	117

Capture of Cyane and Naiadeblockade of Cadiz 118 Battle	147

1808	149

Strachan and Dumanoir 149 Boats of the Serpent at Truxillocap	153

Action off San Domingo 156 Capture of the Alcide	161

Néarque and Vigilante 164 Capture of the Tapageuse 165 Cap	168

Privateers destroyed at Batabano 176 Capture of French	175

frigate squadron 177 Capture of the Présidenteboat action on	185

dition against Buenos Ayres 188 Storming a battery at Fort	195

Boats of Spartan beaten off by a polacre 199 Remarkable escape	201

Expedition to Copenhagen 202 Danish ships captured 206 Hydra	216

Boat actions 218 San Fiorenzo and Piémontaise 219 Boats	224

Capture of Guelderlanddestruction of the Balleine	233

Actions with Danish gunboats 234 Seagull and Lougen 235	242

CONTENTS	248

Capture of Maria 249 Carnation and Palinure 250 Capture	256

Manlycapture of Iris and Hébé 260 Capture of TopazeAm	283

off Lissa 349 Destruction of the Amazone 354 Defence of Anholt	355

Scylla and Canonnière war with the United States	362

American 44gun frigates 363 Little Belt and President 364	368

tion of Madura 373 Boats of Quebec c in the Jahde 374 Hawk	384

Rosario and Boulogne flotilla 388 Capture of Martinet boats	390

Menelaus chases a frigate and brigcutting out of the DoradeSwallow	399

generosity of the French officers 400 Alert and Essex 401 Guer	405

Χ CONTENTS	415

Boats of Kingfisher at CorfuCutting out of the Lot	421

Capture of Weser and Trave Thunder and Neptune 443 Snap and	444

Action off ToulonPhœbe and Essex 450 Eurotas and Clorinde	451

Congreve guns 453 note Capture of Mars 453 Primrose and Marl	457

on Lake Ontario 460 Action in Sandy Creek 461 Shipping	488

492 note Capture of Cyane and Levant 493 Capture of St Law	492

1816	504

1827	514

1840	524

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Title	Battles of the British Navy, Volume 2 Battles of the British Navy, Joseph Allen Bohn's illustrated library
Author	Joseph Allen
Publisher	H.G. Bohn, 1852

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