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Bold British Victory at Ushant and Le Pepare Surrender
From the Britannia off Ushant, April 1782, Jervis fights Le Pepare and Le Pegase, capturing a 74 gun ship after a three quarter hour action. Casualties are reported as light for the British, with heavy damage to the prize ships and two boats lost. Additional notes cover other captures and upcoming promotions in the Admiralty sphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barrington
Stephens
Britannia
St. Helen's
Admiralty
Artois
Macbide
Foudroyant
Jervis
Ushant
Pegase
L’lsle de France
Rip
le Pepare
Chevalier de Cillart
le Pegase
Elliot
S. W
Failte Js
Feudroyant
J. Jervis
N. B
Peyaseis
Spithead
Plymouth
la Fidelite
la Belonne
la Lionne
Duc de Chartre
Admiralty Office
George Rodney
Gros Islet Bay
St. Lucia
Barbados
Hood
Asth
Antigua
Duke
Valiant
Warrior
England
Martinique
Digby
St. James's
Richard Viscount Howe
Great Britain
Hwe
Langar
Nottingham
Augustus Kennel
Great-Britain
Viscount Keppel
Elveden
Suffolk
Henry Fletcher
Chea-Hall
Cumberland
Philip Fletcher
Hugh Pigot
Lyne
Richardson
Goodluck
London
Cornhill
King’s Mews
Charing Cross