Hjl
03-11-2017, 20:27
Captain Barnett on the HMS Leopard finished signaling Captain Knight on the Terpsichore. The plans were set. They had spotted their flagship an hour before, it was surrounded by French ships and had its colors down. Somehow the French had managed to capture a first rate ship of the line, and if Lawson Barnett remembered correctly it was supposed to be on a diplomatic mission. HMS Terpsichore signaled down the line, the merchants were to follow the Navymen in line. Captain Barnett knew not to expect much from them, a single broadside each might be enough to push the scales in their direction.
The plans were set. The French sighted the British and guessed their intentions. The British had the wind.
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HMS Leopard charges forwards at full sail, grape shot loaded into the navy warships, the merchant armed with all that they had, ball.
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The wind had thrown the French out of line and they were struggling to get back into formation. Things were looking promising.
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The Artesien pulls alongside the Terpsichore and they exchange broadsides. HMS Terpsichore is loaded with grape and fires the load meant for the Britannia at the French 60gun instead.
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The battle begins in earnest. Smoke fills the air and the screams of the dieing ring out. The French run Britannia lets loose a full broadside at HMS Terpsichore. The damage is horrific and the 1st rate turns the frigate to kindling in a single round of shooting. A few men jump overboard and the ship sinks.
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The Merchantmen make a break for it, they are not trained for combat and their captains and crews break as soon as they start to receiving return fire. They have done their job though.
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HMS Leopard exchanges musket fire with the french captured Britannia and the French strike, they simply dont have the men to withstand a boarding from the British ship.
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The merchants come under more fire from the french ships and increase sail to get away.
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The final shots of the day come from the largest of the British merchantmen, it unleashes its remaining broadside into Le Fortune and sees it start to sink beneath the waves.
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The Artesien feels, it is outnumbered and the day is lost.
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The plans were set. The French sighted the British and guessed their intentions. The British had the wind.
---
28656
28657
HMS Leopard charges forwards at full sail, grape shot loaded into the navy warships, the merchant armed with all that they had, ball.
---
28658
28659
28660
The wind had thrown the French out of line and they were struggling to get back into formation. Things were looking promising.
---
28661
28662
The Artesien pulls alongside the Terpsichore and they exchange broadsides. HMS Terpsichore is loaded with grape and fires the load meant for the Britannia at the French 60gun instead.
---
28663
The battle begins in earnest. Smoke fills the air and the screams of the dieing ring out. The French run Britannia lets loose a full broadside at HMS Terpsichore. The damage is horrific and the 1st rate turns the frigate to kindling in a single round of shooting. A few men jump overboard and the ship sinks.
28664
28665
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28666
The Merchantmen make a break for it, they are not trained for combat and their captains and crews break as soon as they start to receiving return fire. They have done their job though.
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28667
HMS Leopard exchanges musket fire with the french captured Britannia and the French strike, they simply dont have the men to withstand a boarding from the British ship.
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28668
The merchants come under more fire from the french ships and increase sail to get away.
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28669
The final shots of the day come from the largest of the British merchantmen, it unleashes its remaining broadside into Le Fortune and sees it start to sink beneath the waves.
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28670
The Artesien feels, it is outnumbered and the day is lost.
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28671
28672