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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 Leon 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 Cleopatre (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 Baionnaise (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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Kategoria Książki po angielsku Humanities History Regional & national history

• Pełny tytuł: British Frigate vs French Frigate
• Podtytuł: 1793-1814
• Autor: Mark Lardas
• Język: Angielski
• Oprawa: Miękka
• Liczba stron: 80
• EAN: 9781780961323
• ISBN: 1780961324
• ID: 01283057
• Wydawca: Bloomsbury Publishing
• Waga: 296 g
• Wymiary: 248 × 186 × 7 mm
• Data wydania: 07. May 2013

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