Battle

Action of 14 December 1798

14 Dec 1798 · 45.40° N, 2.32° W

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When
14 Dec 1798
Kind
Battle
Coordinates
45.40° N, 2.32° W
Description
1798 naval skirmish between the British and the French
Naval
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Action of 14 December 1798

1798 battle of the War of the Second Coalition

The action of 14 December 1798 was fought between the 32-gun British frigate HMS Ambuscade and the 24-gun French corvette Bayonnaise during the War of the Second Coalition. Bayonnaise was vastly outgunned and outmanoeuvred, but boarded and captured Ambuscade.

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