This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Thunderer losses and fleet movements in 1761 action
In the morning the Thetis and Bouffon engaged. the Thunderer suffered 17 killed and 113 wounded, 17 of whom died later, while Thetis had no casualties. Capt. Proby wounded, second Lieutenants among the injured. Ships and detachments from Plymouth and Bristol areas reported, with several vessels retaken or underway to convoy trade. Other notices cover royal visits, lavish entertainments, and local appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cadiz
Thunderer
Proby
Virginia
Lisgon
Flanders
Bedford
Deane
London
Bellona
Coventry
Bristol
His
Alborough
Graham
Portsmouth
Oporto
Lisbon
Gibraltar
Providence
Lessman
Petersburgh
Harberton
Barbadoes
Cape Clear
Houghton
Newton
Royal Duke
Pigou
India
Erith
Plymouth
Gosport
Wasp
Senegal
Daniel
Scarborough
Gwo. Brothers
Holts
Norway
Portmound
Regiment of Old Buffs
South-Sea Beach
Spithead
Germany
Thunder Sloop of War
Fork
Duke of York
Scarbo-rough
Abdictarem
York
John Kaye
Bart
Grona
Sévélitz
Royal
Lord Edgecumbe
St. James’s
Lord Warkworth
Earl of Morthumberlord
Whitehall
Greenwich
Anne
Isaiah
Rome
Annery
Fabius
Jing
Proslia
Mecklenburgh-Schwerin
Paris
Spain
France
Cosmerce