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    Today, 13:56
    Bligh replied to a thread Partizan 23. in UK Fleet
    Proserpina decides to call it a day and runs for the covering fire of her fort. This leaves the estuary to the river Valdivia open to the two...
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    Today, 13:48
    Bligh replied to a thread Partizan 23. in UK Fleet
    Another Chilean ship now arrives on the scene to support Lautaro.
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    Today, 13:39
    Bligh replied to a thread Partizan 23. in UK Fleet
    Both ships try to gain the best position.
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    Today, 13:36
    Bligh replied to a thread Partizan 23. in UK Fleet
    An engagement now commences between Lautaro and Prosipina who have not seen much action thus far.
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    Today, 13:33
    Bligh replied to a thread Partizan 23. in UK Fleet
    The battle now moves to the last Spanish Frigate still in action.
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    Today, 13:31
    Bligh replied to a thread Partizan 23. in UK Fleet
    Here we see San Martin serenely sailing past the wreck of his victim as it drifts toward the shore.
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    Today, 13:29
    Bligh replied to a thread Partizan 23. in UK Fleet
    beaten down by superior firepower.
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    Today, 13:25
    Bligh replied to a thread Partizan 23. in UK Fleet
    Mohonsa was the next Spaniard to go having strayed under the guns of San Sebastian, taken out by the San Martin assisted by fire from the fort.
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    Today, 13:18
    Bligh replied to a thread Partizan 23. in UK Fleet
    However, it turned out thatIfignia was not in much better condition and was to suffer the same fate.
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    Today, 13:15
    Bligh replied to a thread Partizan 23. in UK Fleet
    Loss of men caused the demise, all started by that fire from the fort at the start of the game.
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    Today, 13:12
    Bligh replied to a thread Partizan 23. in UK Fleet
    It is at this critical moment that O'Higgins loses the boarding action and is forced to capitulate.
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    Today, 13:09
    Bligh replied to a thread Partizan 23. in UK Fleet
    The forrard battery just clips a Spanish ship stareting to make a run for it.
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    Today, 10:13
    Bligh replied to a thread Partizan 23. in UK Fleet
    Chris now helps the Chilean commander formulate his masterstroke.
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    Today, 10:12
    Bligh replied to a thread Partizan 23. in UK Fleet
    The rearmost ships in the Squadron now exchange fire.
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    Today, 10:10
    Bligh replied to a thread Partizan 23. in UK Fleet
    Ifignia suffers a forrard battery shot from O'Higgins.
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    Today, 10:05
    Bligh replied to a thread Partizan 23. in UK Fleet
    The third Chilean Frigate now enters the battle, as the fort San Sabastian mauls the Spanish Mahonsa.
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    Today, 10:02
    Bligh replied to a thread Partizan 23. in UK Fleet
    General meyhem now ensues as O'Higgins takes a battering from both the other Spaniards.
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    Today, 09:52
    Bligh replied to a thread Partizan 23. in UK Fleet
    Ifignia also gets a forrard battery shot off at the leading Chilean Frigate as it passes. With the damage suffered by the Ifignia the O'Higgins...
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    Today, 09:48
    Bligh replied to a thread Partizan 23. in UK Fleet
    The real action starts with a broadsdside on the Spanish Ifignia.
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    Today, 09:46
    Bligh replied to a thread Partizan 23. in UK Fleet
    Meanwhile, the rest of the Chilean ships hug the coast and give the Spanish no chance to repeat their sucess with the O'Higgens.
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    Today, 09:41
    Bligh replied to a thread Partizan 23. in UK Fleet
    Here we see Chris instructing his Spanish captains on the value of keeping out of the Chilean captured fort's batteries.
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    Today, 09:38
    Bligh replied to a thread Partizan 23. in UK Fleet
    At the same time Fort de San Pedro de Alcantara on the island opened fire on the Chillean flagship O'Higgins as it passed by.
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    Today, 09:33
    Bligh replied to a thread Partizan 23. in UK Fleet
    Having seen the enemy dispositions, the Spanish Commadore now gave orders for his squadron to attack.
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    Today, 09:29
    Bligh replied to a thread Partizan 23. in UK Fleet
    Corcoran’s Chilean Squadron deploys towards the fort of Castillo de San Sebastian de la Cruz which had been captured by storm on the previous night...
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    Today, 09:23
    Bligh replied to a thread Partizan 23. in UK Fleet
    The fort on the island held by the Spanish is the key to the Spanish position and the river which flows up to the Town of Valdivia and which is the...
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    Today, 09:17
    Bligh started a thread Partizan 23. in UK Fleet
    Here are a few shots of the Battle of Valdivia from Partizan which we played the weekend before last. The Spanish and Chilean squadrons make ready...
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    Today, 01:28
    Bligh replied to a thread The Spanish have arrived. in Wardroom
    Not had time to do anything but skim through the book yet Dobbs, but if I find anything I will let you know. Rob.
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    Yesterday, 04:45
    :hatsoff: For may the top monthly Thread Starter medal :medal: is awarded to Eric, DeRuyter. Congratulations to you Eric. Bligh.:salute:
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Febuary: A Matter of time

by TexaS on 02-23-2017 at 11:38
Johan Puke was wearing his big woolen coat with the large collar turned up. He was standing on the quarterdeck of his frigate HMS Venus somewhat protected by the poopdeck from the icy cold wind. Being armed with 26 guns of 24 skålpund and 14 of 6 skålpund giving her a broadside of 354 skålpund (332 lb) she could hit hard, her heavy guns being very powerful, but she was still great at sailing. Her maneauvrability and speed was comparable to much smaller frigates. The design had been made by Fredrik

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AAR Après la tempête, Action of 20 march 1798, off Diamond Point

by TexaS on 04-28-2016 at 13:46
The small British squadron, consisting of HMS Victory, HMS Superb and HMS Indefatigable, led by Admiral Croft, had been blown off station by hard weather, but the squadron had had time to prepare with hatch covers secured and top-gallant masts taken down on deck well before the high winds struck. As the winds had lessened considerately, the squadron, almost untouched, returned to their station against the wind, tack upon tack, with their masts restored.

Admiral Croft's dinners were

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AAR - April: Against the Wind - The hard lot of the Service

by TexaS on 08-11-2015 at 04:24




Commander Peter Harrington woke suddenly to a beating drum. The ship was beating to quarters. He had a new shirt and breaches on in moments and grabbed his vest as he headed to the quarterdeck barefooted, meeting the carpenters mate on his way to take down the bulwarks. He stepped out into the morning breeze and joined his first lieutenant Christopher Brandon on the quarterdeck. He handed him a glass as he

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AAR: Duty and Daring - Danger and Determination

by TexaS on 03-30-2015 at 02:25


Captain Frederick Wentworth had been lucky. He had managed to take Océan, a 120 gun, first rate ship of the line with his heavy frigate HMS Indefatigable. Sure, the battery he took with the extra detachment marines did lend him a most valuable hand, and the leeward shore had made the enemy vessels maneuvering very limited, but he had done it. He had done the impossible.

But now his luck had changed.

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AAR: Our ships were British oak, and hearts of oak our men - and nerves of iron.

by TexaS on 03-18-2015 at 07:03

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The signal "All captains come aboard" had been hoisted from the mizzen mast of the first rate ship of the line, HMS Queen Charlotte and a course of action had been decided and delegated. It was followed by a dinner that had reached the desserts. Commodore Croft, the host of the evening, turned to Harrington.
- "Your capture did save us a lot of trouble, Harrington! Now we have an idea of what the french is up

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