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| Fleet Commander | Lord Jean Bernard Louis Desjeans (Baron de Pointis)French Naval Sailor Administrator Marine Soldier Service 1677-1699 | FWIKI | ||
| Fleet Formed | 7.1.1697 | FWIKI | ||
| Fleet Disbanded | 9.1697 | FWIKI |
Fleet at Brest :
State ships Sceptre (88c), 2 of 2e rang le Fort (70c) et le Saint-Louis (66c), 4 of 3e rang l’Apollon (60c), le Furieux (62c), le Saint-Michel (60c), le Vermandois (62c), l’Avenant, la Dieppoise, l’Éclatante, Maison-de-Ville-d’Amsterdam, le Marin, la Mutine, la Providence and 4 traversiers of Aunis
No ship description for de Massiac , just the year 1697 in Salein
Renforcement in the Antilles Area by Squadron of Des Augiers , flibutiers and St Malo frigates
2 frigates malouines and 10 flibustiers ships ( Dictionnaire des corsaires et des pirates )
Share of the King : 2 millions
| Ship | Joined | Left | Commander | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Le Sceptre (84)
1691-1718 French 84 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line | 7.1.1697 | 9.1697 | Lord Jean Bernard Louis Desjeans (Baron de Pointis)French Naval Sailor Administrator Marine Soldier Service 1677-1699 | Fleet disbanded | ||
La Maison de Ville d'Amsterdam (12)
1697-1697 French 12 Gun Privateer Galliot | 7.1.1697 | 9.1697 | MosnierFrench Naval Sailor Privateer Service 1697 | Fleet disbanded | ||
La Mutine (40)
1695-1707 French 40 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line | 7.1.1697 | 9.1697 | de MassiacFrench Naval Sailor Privateer Service 1697-1704 | Fleet disbanded | ||
La Dieppoise (12)
1697-1697 French 12 Gun Unrated Galliot | 7.1.1697 | 9.1697 | FlaubertauFrench Naval Sailor Privateer Service 1697 | Fleet disbanded | ||
Le Vermandois (60)
1684-1721 French 60 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | 7.1.1697 | 9.1697 | Fleet disbanded | |||
Le Saint Michel (58)
1686-1704 French 58 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line | 7.1.1697 | 9.1697 | Fleet disbanded | |||
L'Apollon (56)
1683-1720 French 56 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | 7.1.1697 | 9.1697 | Fleet disbanded | |||
Le Furieux (60)
1684-1721 French 60 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | 7.1.1697 | 9.1697 | Isaac Michel de La Motte (Sieur de La Motte)French Naval Sailor Privateer Service 1678-1697 | Fleet disbanded | ||
Le Saint Louis (64)
1692-1712 French 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | 7.1.1697 | 9.1697 | Fleet disbanded | |||
Le Fort (68)
1693-1702 French 68 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | 7.1.1697 | 9.1697 | Fleet disbanded | |||
L'Avenant (42)
1671-1704 French 42 Gun 5th Rate Ship of the Line | 7.1.1697 | 9.1697 | de MassiacFrench Naval Sailor Privateer Service 1697-1704 | Fleet disbanded |
| Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1694/05/06 | From 06 to 24 mai , enter of the French in the town and sacking of her for 10 to 20 millions of Livres Tournois | |
| 1697/01/07 | Departure from Brest | |
| 1697/03/03 | Arrival at Saint Domingue | |
| 1697/03/27 | Pact on the Admiral Vessel between Flibustiers and The Fleet from Brest : part for flibustiers on the gain | |
| 1697/03/28 | End of Mars 1697 , arrival in view of Carthagene with 1200 men from Brest and 650 flibustiers from Saint Domingue | |
| 1697/04/13 | At Carthagene with 29 ships | |
| 1697/04/15 | Attack of Boca Chica: Fort San Luis
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| 1697/04/16 | Redition of Don Sancho Jimeno and his 139 mens The Bay of Cathargene is in posession of the French | |
| 1697/04/20 | Attack of the town of Cathargene , who rapidely surrend . Ransom of 9 millions of Livres Tournois . | |
| 1697/05/06 | From 06 to 24 mai , entry of the French in the town and sacking of her for 10 to 20 millions of Livres Tournois The pact said that 2 millions were for the Flibustiers , but they are paid military wages : 650 of them sacked a second time the town
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| 1697/08 | On his return voyage to France, Pointis managed to avoid the English admiral John Neville detached from Cadix to pursue him . The only ship captured was an hospital with yellow fever sicks : the desease killed 1300 English sailors, six captains, and Admiral Neville himself , only one captain in the Dutch fleet survived. |