Category Archives: Smal Boat Actions
Lieutenant Robert Pigot on the St. Mary’s River
Having finished another Alan Lewrie adventure, it is time to take a quick look at the historical incidents that were form a backdrop for the novel. How effective was French privateering operations against British commerce? Not very. It was a … Continue reading
Filed under Age of Sail, Alan Lewrie Novels, Smal Boat Actions
Captain Conway Shipley
(photo located here) We briefly mention Commander Conway Shipley in the story below, Capture of l’Egyptienne. In that story he is the 21 year old commander of HMS Hippomenes who gave chase to, and captured, the 36-gun privateer l’Egyptienne in … Continue reading
Filed under Age of Sail, Naval Operations, Smal Boat Actions
The Boats of HMS Impérieuse
I’ve noted on a couple of occasions that I’m reluctant to cover the careers of well know figures such as Nelson because they have been covered in such detail that I can’t add anything new to the discussion while on … Continue reading
Filed under Age of Sail, Naval Operations Ashore, Smal Boat Actions
Fiasco: HMS Circe and Consorts vs. Cygne
We’ve chronicled in several places the success of British ships in cutting out expeditions and small boat actions. One is left in awe of the casualness with which British sailors took on impossible odds and carried the day. Often they … Continue reading
The Boats of HMS Galatea
On the morning of 21 January 1807 HMS Galatea (38), Captain George Sayer, was off the coast of Venezuela when she sighted a sail steering for Guaira near Caracas. Galatea put on more sail and as they closed, identified her … Continue reading
