Flotilla Actions

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Flotilla Actions

A list of smaller actions involving three or more vessels.

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Click on the date for more details and a description of the action.

The First Anglo-Dutch War - Great Britain vs The United Provinces (1652 - 1654)
22nd May 1652				Notes
	President	vs	Zeelandia	The Dutch struck after an exchange of fire, but were let go
	Nightingale		Kampen
	Recovery
The Second Anglo-Dutch War - Great Britain vs The United Provinces (1665 - 1667)
February 1665				Notes
	Yarmouth (44)	vs	Eendracht (32)	The Dutch were both taken
	Diamond (44)		Jonge Leeuw (22)
	Mermaid (22)
5^th February 1667				Notes
	Saint Patrick (48)	vs	Delft (34)	The Malaga Merchant sailed off without engaging, leaving the Saint Patrick to be taken.
	Malaga Merchant (4)	vs	Schakerloo (28)
War of Spanish Succession (1701 - 1714)
10th April 1703				Notes
	Salisbury	vs	Adroit	The Muscovia Merchant struck immediatly, the Adventure withdrew and the Salisbury was taken after a two hour engagement
	Adventure		Ludlow
	Muscovia Merchant		Milford
			A Spanish Man-of-War
			A small privateer
			A small privateer
			A small privateer
War of the Austrian Succession (1740 - 1748)
19th April 1740				Notes
	Orford (70)	vs	Princesa (64)	The Princesa was taken
	Kent (70)
	Lennox (70)
25^th July 1741				Notes
	Dragon (60)	vs	Boree (62)	The Action was a mistake and the vessels parted the next day with apologies all round
	Folkestone (44)		Aquilon (46)
	Faversham (44)		Flore (26)
8^th May 1744				Notes
	Northumberland (64)	vs	Content (64)	The Northumberland was taken
			Mars (64)
			Venus (26)
6^th January 1745				Notes
	Hampton Court (64)	vs	Neptune (74)	The Mars was retaken, the other French vessels escaped into brest
	Captain		Fleuron
	Sunderland (58)		Mars (Prize)
	Dreadnought (60)
The American Wars of Independence
21st January 1782				Notes
	Hannibal (50)	vs	Heros (74)	The Hannibal was taken
	Hannibal (50)	vs	Artesien (64)	The Hannibal was taken
The French Revolutionary Wars (1793 - 1802)
23rd April 1794				Notes
	Arethusa (38)	vs	Engageante (36)	Engageante, Pomone and Babet were taken
	Flora (36)		Pomone (40)
	Melampus (36)		Resolue (36)
	Concorde (36)		Babet (20)
	Nymphe (36)
8th June 1794				Notes
	Crescent (36)	vs	Scevola (44)	The British squadron escaped into Guernsey road
	Druid (32)		Brutus (44)
	Eurydice (24)		Danae (36)
			Felicite (36)
			Unidentified Brig (14)
9th March 1797				Notes
	San Fiorenzo (36)	vs	Resistance (40)	Both French ships were taken
	Nymphe (36)	vs	Constance (22)	Both French ships were taken
15th July 1798				Notes
	Lion (64)	vs	Pomona (34)	The Santa Dorotea was taken
			Prosperpine (34)
			Santa Casilda (34)
			Santa Dorotea (34)
The Napoleonic Wars (1803 - 1815)
5th October 1804				Notes
	Medusa (32)	vs	Fama (34)
	Indefatigable (44)		Medea (40)
	Amphion (32)		Mercedes (36)
	Lively (38)		Santa Clara (40)
13th February 1805				Notes
	San Fiorenzo (36)	vs	Psyche (32)	The Psyche was taken
	San Fiorenzo (36)	vs	Equivoque (4)	The Psyche was taken
13th September 1810				Notes
	Africaine (38)	vs	Astree (40)	The Africaine struck but was retaken within hours
	Africaine (38)	vs	Iphigenie (36)	The Africaine struck but was retaken within hours
The American War of Independence - USA vs Great Britain (1775 - 1780)
9th March 1778				Notes
	Ariadne	vs	Alfred	Alfred was taken
	Ceres	vs	Alfred	Alfred was taken
The War of 1812 - USA vs Great Britain (1812 - 1814)
23rd June 1812				Notes
	Belvidera	vs	President	Belvidera escaped
	Belvidera	vs	Congress	Belvidera escaped
3rd June 1813, on Lake Champlain				Notes
	Gunboat	vs	Growler	Eagle was sunk and Growler run ashore and taken
	Gunboat		Eagle
	Gunboat