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French ship Courageux (1753)
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Courageux was a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, launched in 1753. She was captured by the Royal Navy in 1761 and taken into service as HMS Courageux. In 1778 she joined the Channel Fleet, and she was later part of the squadron commanded by Commodore Charles Fielding that controversially captured a Dutch convoy on 31 December 1779, in what became known as the Affair of Fielding and Bylandt. On 4 January 1781, Courageux recaptured Minerva in a close-range action west of Ushant that lasted more than an hour. That April, Courageux joined the convoy under George Darby which successfully relieved the Great Siege of Gibraltar.
HMS Carnatic, the first of the Carnatic-class seventy-fours, built to the exact lines of Courageux
HMS Carnatic, the first of the Carnatic-class seventy-fours, built to the exact lines of Courageux
A 1779 depiction of British-controlled Gibraltar, under siege from Franco-Spanish forces.
A 1779 depiction of British-controlled Gibraltar, under siege from Franco-Spanish forces.
Nicholas Pocock's portrayal of the attack on Ça Ira by HMS Agamemnon. In fact, the French ship was under tow at this point, and Agamemnon was firing f
Nicholas Pocock's portrayal of the attack on Ça Ira by HMS Agamemnon. In fact, the French ship was under tow at this point, and Agamemnon was firing from a distance.
Affair of Fielding and Bylandt
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The affair of Fielding and Bylandt was a brief naval engagement off the Isle of Wight on 31 December 1779 between a Royal Navy squadron, commanded by Commodore Charles Fielding, and a naval squadron of the Dutch Republic, commanded by rear-admiral Lodewijk van Bylandt, escorting a Dutch convoy. The Dutch and British were not yet at war, but the British wished to inspect the Dutch merchantmen for what they considered contraband destined for France, then engaged in the American War of Independence.
The British flagship, HMS Namur, here depicted during the Battle of Lagos in 1759
The British flagship, HMS Namur, here depicted during the Battle of Lagos in 1759
William V, Prince of Orange, c. 1768-69
William V, Prince of Orange, c. 1768-69
The British commander, Commodore Charles Fielding, c. 1780
The British commander, Commodore Charles Fielding, c. 1780
The Dutch commander Lodewijk van Bylandt depicted in a caricature during the 1782 Brest Affair
The Dutch commander Lodewijk van Bylandt depicted in a caricature during the 1782 Brest Affair