by Richard Hiscocks | Feb 22, 2025 | 1797, The French Revolutionary War 1793-1802
San Fiorenzo & Nymphe vs Resistance & Constance – 9 March 1797 In early March, two British frigates fell in with a damaged French frigate and a corvette returning to Brest after landing a rag-bag force in Wales in what has proved to be the last...
by Richard Hiscocks | Feb 5, 2025 | 1797, The French Revolutionary War 1793-1802
The Capture of Trinidad – 18 February 1797 In the early months of 1797, Great Britain began its campaign against the Spanish overseas possessions with an invasion of Trinidad. Excellent reconnaissance by Captain James Athol Wood resulted in an almost...
by Richard Hiscocks | Jan 23, 2025 | 1797, The French Revolutionary War 1793-1802
Battle of Cape St. Vincent – 14 February 1797 In the first major naval battle for nearly three years, a British fleet under Sir John Jervis took on and defeated a larger Spanish force in a clash that first brought Horatio Nelson to the public eye. On 11...
by Richard Hiscocks | Jan 21, 2025 | 1797, The French Revolutionary War 1793-1802
San Francisco de Asis v Lord Garlies Frigate Squadron – 26 January 1797 With control of the approaches to the Mediterranean Sea in a state of flux following the announcement of the Franco / Spanish alliance and the subsequent withdrawal of Admiral Sir...
by Richard Hiscocks | Dec 12, 2024 | 1797
Indefatigable & Amazon v Droits de l’Homme – 13 January 1797 Early in the new year of 1797, the famous Captain Sir Edward Pellew led two frigates in an epic attack on a larger French ship of the line. In appalling weather, the crews of all...
