In the Age of Fighting Sail (1650 1820), ambitious officers of the navies of many nations sought command of a frigate. Speedy, nimble and formidably armed, frigates often operated independently, unlike the larger ships of the line. Legendary sailors such as Edward Pellew and Charles-Alexandre L on Durand, Comte de Linoise, found that commanding such a ship offered numerous opportunities for wealth. In this book, four representative frigate duels are examined: first, a battle fought between two closely matched ships (HMS Nymphe (36) vs La Cl op tre (32); second, a victory won by an inferior British frigate over a superior French frigate (HMS Pallas (32) vs Minerve (40); third, a victory the only one by an inferior French frigate over a superior British frigate (HMS Ambuscade (32) vs Ba onnaise (24), and fourth, victory of a superior British frigate over an inferior French frigate (HMS Indefatigable (44) of Hornblower fame vs La Virginie (40). Featuring specially commissioned artwork and offering expert analysis, this study provides a vivid account of the bloody combats fought by the most romantic warship of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic era the frigate.
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भाषा अंग्रेज़ी ● स्वरूप PDF ● पेज 80 ● ISBN 9781780961330 ● प्रकाशक Bloomsbury Publishing ● प्रकाशित 2013 ● डाउनलोड करने योग्य 3 बार ● मुद्रा EUR ● आईडी 4864713 ● कॉपी सुरक्षा Adobe DRM
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