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British Ships, Alexander Inglis CochraneBritish Naval Sailor Service 1778-1830 | |||
Ship Name | Commander | Notes | |
Name : Neptune (98)
1797-1818 British 98 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line | Charles DilkesBritish Naval Sailor Service 1805-1815 | Fleet Flagship | |
Name : Pompee (80)
1793-1817 British 80 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | Edward Pelham BrentonBritish Naval Sailor Service 1788-1815 | ||
Name : Belleisle (74)
1795-1814 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | Edward WoolcombeBritish Naval Sailor Service 1802-1814 | ||
Name : Captain (74)
1787-1813 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | Hugh PigotBritish , Naval Sailor Service 1788-1853 James Athol WoodBritish Naval Sailor Service 1778-1821 | ||
Name : York (74)
1807-1854 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | Robert BartonBritish , Naval Sailor Service 1776-1830 Alexander Wilmot SchombergBritish Naval Sailor Service 1793-1815 | ||
Name : Intrepid (64)
1770-1815 British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | Warwick LakeBritish , Naval Sailor Service 1804-1810 Christopher John Williams NeshamBritish Naval Sailor Service 1790-1810 | ||
Name : Ulysses (20)
1779-1816 British 20 Gun 5th Rate Ship | Christopher John Williams NeshamBritish , Naval Sailor Service 1790-1810 Edward WoolcombeBritish Naval Sailor Service 1802-1814 | ||
Name : Acasta (40)
1797-1821 British 40 Gun 5th Rate Frigate | Philip BeaverBritish Naval Sailor Service 1777-1791 | ||
Name : Ethalion (38)
1802-1835 British 38 Gun 5th Rate Frigate | William Charles FahieBritish , Naval Sailor Service 1783-1830 Thomas John CochraneBritish Naval Sailor Service 1805-1856 | ||
Name : Penelope (36)
1798-1815 British 36 Gun 5th Rate Frigate | John DickBritish Naval Sailor Service 1794-1836 | ||
Name : Pique (36)
1800-1819 British 36 Gun 5th Rate Frigate 1801 Renamed "Pique" | |||
Name : Circe (32)
1804-1814 British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate | Charles KerrBritish Naval Sailor Service 1805-1815 | ||
Name : Cleopatra (32)
1779-1814 British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate | Samuel John PechellBritish Naval Sailor Service 1803-1814 | ||
Name : Eurydice (24)
1781-1834 British 24 Gun 6th Rate Ship | James BradshawBritish Naval Sailor Service 1805-1811 | ||
Name : Surinam (18)
1804-1808 British 18 Gun Unrated Sloop | |||
Name : Cherub (18)
1806-1820 British 18 Gun Unrated Sloop | George RavenshawBritish , Naval Sailor Service 1796-1809 Thomas Tudor TuckerBritish Naval Sailor Service 1800-1816 | ||
Name : | Francis Augustus CollierBritish Naval Sailor Service 1803-1849 | ||
Name : Stork (16)
1796-1816 British 16 Gun Unrated Sloop | George Le GeytBritish Naval Sailor Service 1797-1812 | ||
Name : Amaranthe (16)
1804-1815 British 16 Gun Unrated Sloop | George PringleBritish Naval Sailor Service 1795-1815 | ||
Name : Wolverine (16)
1805-1816 British 16 Gun Unrated Sloop | John SimpsonBritish Naval Sailor Service 1793-1813 | ||
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Name : Hazard (16)
1794-1817 British 16 Gun Unrated Sloop | Hugh CameronBritish Naval Sailor Service 1799-1809 | ||
Name : Demerara (16)
1806-1813 British 16 Gun Unrated Sloop | William DowersBritish Naval Sailor Service 1802-1815 | ||
Name : Port D'Espagne (14)
1806-1811 British 14 Gun Unrated Schooner | |||
Name : Superieure (14)
1803-1814 British 14 Gun Unrated Schooner | Humphrey Fleming SenhouseBritish , Naval Sailor Service 1797-1841 William FerrieBritish Naval Sailor Service 1800-1812 | ||
Name : Liberty (14)
1779-1816 British 14 Gun Unrated Cutter | John CoddBritish Naval Sailor Service 1796-1821 | ||
Name : Eclair (12)
1801-1818 British 12 Gun Unrated Schooner 1809 Renamed "Pickle" | George James EvelynBritish Naval Sailor Service 1804-1812 | ||
Name : Haughty (12)
1804-1816 British 12 Gun Unrated Gun-brig | |||
Name : Swinger (12)
1804-1812 British 12 Gun Unrated Gun-brig | Thomas Bourdon FellowsBritish , Naval Sailor Service 1794-1810 William WinlackBritish Naval Sailor Service 1807-1810 | ||
Name : Bacchus (10)
1806-1807 British 10 Gun Unrated Schooner | |||
Name : Express (6)
1800-1813 British 6 Gun Unrated Schooner | William DowersBritish , Naval Sailor Service 1802-1815 William MaloneBritish Naval Sailor Service 1807-1811 | ||
Ship Name | Commander | Notes | |
Name : Gloire (38)
1806-1812 British 38 Gun 5th Rate Frigate | James CarthewBritish Naval Sailor Service 1790-1811 | ||
Name : Aeolus (32)
1801-1817 British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate | Lord William FitzroyBritish Naval Sailor Service 1794-1837 | ||
Name : | Michael de CourcyBritish , Naval Sailor Service 1797-1809 George Alfred CroftonBritish Naval Sailor Service 1804-1816 | ||
Name : Pultusk (18)
1807-1810 British 18 Gun Unrated Sloop | George PringleBritish Naval Sailor Service 1795-1815 | ||
Name : Belette (16)
1806-1812 British 16 Gun Unrated Sloop | George SandersBritish Naval Sailor Service 1794-1809 | ||
Name : Forester (16)
1806-1819 British 16 Gun Unrated Sloop | John RichardsBritish Naval Sailor Service 1790-1809 | ||
Name : Frolic (16)
1806-1813 British 16 Gun Unrated Sloop | Thomas WhinyatesBritish Naval Sailor Service 1794-1815 | ||
Name : Pelorus (16)
1808-1841 British 16 Gun Unrated Sloop | Thomas HuskissonBritish Naval Sailor Service 1806-1821 | ||
Name : Recruit (16)
1806-1822 British 16 Gun Unrated Sloop | Charles John NapierBritish Naval Sailor Service 1799-1853 | ||
Name : Ringdove (16)
1806-1829 British 16 Gun Unrated Sloop | George AndrewsBritish , Naval Sailor Service 1797-1809 Humphrey Fleming SenhouseBritish Naval Sailor Service 1797-1841 | ||
Name : | James Pattison StewartBritish Naval Sailor Service 1805-1815 | ||
Name : Goree (16)
1807-1817 British 16 Gun Unrated Sloop 1807 Renamed "Goree" | Joseph SpearBritish Naval Sailor Service 1790-1812 | ||
Name : Bacchus (12)
1807-1812 British 12 Gun Unrated Schooner | Samuel MalbonBritish , Naval Sailor Service 1804-1817 Charles Dayman JermyBritish Naval Sailor Service 1807-1815 | ||
Name : Mosambique (10)
1804-1810 British 10 Gun Unrated Schooner | James AtkinsBritish Naval Sailor Service 1797-1811 | ||
Name : Subtle (10)
1807-1812 British 10 Gun Unrated Schooner | Charles BrowneBritish Naval Sailor Service 1808-1812 | ||
Name : Cuttle (4)
1807-1814 British 4 Gun Unrated Schooner | Thomas BuryBritish , Naval Sailor Service 1807-1814 Thomas BuryBritish Naval Sailor Service 1807-1814 | ||
In the summer of 1808 it had become known to the British ministry that Martinique was in want both of provisions and of troops; and preparations had been subsequently begun at Barbados for taking advantage of the distress of the most important of the French West-Indian possessions, which was at the time governed by Vice-Admiral Villaret-Joyeuse, the officer who had been defeated by Lord Howe in 1794. These preparations were completed by the end of January, 1809, when the naval force, together with a fleet of transports, having on board about 10,000 troops under Lieutenant-General Beckwith, assembled at Carlisle Bay. The expedition sailed on January 28th, and arrived on the 30th off Martinique, which was garrisoned by about 2400 effective regulars, and 2500 militia, and which mounted in its various batteries about 290 guns. In the harbour of Fort Royal lay the Amphitrite, 40, which had left Cherbourg on November 12th, 1808; at St. Pierre lay the Diligente, 18; and at Marin lay the Carnation, 18, which had been taken by the Palinure from the British on October 3rd, 1808.
Early on January 30th, about 3000 men, commanded by Major-General Frederick Maitland, were landed without opposition at Pointe Sainte Luce, under the superintendence of Captain Fahie; and 600 men, under Major Henderson, were put ashore at Cape Solomon. Upon the appearance of the former in Marin Bay, the French destroyed the Carnation. In the meanwhile, nearly 6500 men, commanded by Lieut.-General Sir George Prevost, were landed on the north side of the island, at Baie Robert, under the direction of Captain Beaver. These, also, were unopposed, the militia assembled near the landing-places retiring before them, and going to their homes.
On February 1st and 2nd, the advancing British army gained successes against the French regulars, the main body of whom then fell back on Fort Desaix. Major Henderson possessed himself of a fort or battery on Pointe Salomon; and on February 4th, Pigeon Island surrendered after it had been heavily bombarded for twelve hours. The fall of this post was largely due to the exertions of a body of seamen employed ashore under Captain Cockburn; and the capture of its little garrison of 136 men was owing to retreat having been cut off by the Molus, Cleopatra, and Recruit, which had pushed up to the head of Fort Royal Bay, and which, by their appearance there, induced the French to burn the Amphitrite and other vessels in harbour. When Sir Alexander Cochrane, with the squadron, afterwards stood into the bay, the enemy on that side of the island concentrated themselves in Fort Desaix, the investment of which was then begun. Cas des Navires was occupied on February 8th; St. Pierre and the Diligente surrendered on the 9th; and Fort Royal itself was taken possession of on the 10th.
On the 19th the bombardment of Fort Desaix was opened, and until noon on the 23rd it continued without cessation. After a fruitless parley it was recommenced, and continued until 9 A.M. on the 24th, when white flags were hoisted. In the course of that day, the place, and the whole colony, formally surrendered by capitulation. In the acquisition of Pigeon Island the Navy lost two seamen killed; in the siege of Fort Desaix it lost six killed and nineteen wounded. The seamen who served on shore were, as usual, of the greatest use in getting heavy guns and mortars into position on commanding heights, and in helping to man the batteries. For mismanagement of the defence, Vice-Admiral Villaret-Joyeuse and some other officers were broken by a court which tried them in Paris in December, 1809.