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Victory and losses on distant battlefields and a noted frigate capture
The report details heavy casualties on both sides after a hard fought engagement. It notes the enemy left 400 dead on the field and suffered many wounded and prisoners, while our own loss reached 144. It also covers the capture of the French frigate La Forte by HMS Sybille off Balafore Roads, with Captain Cooke mortally wounded and Captain Cooke's brave action described. Captain Cook, wounded by a grape shot, is not expected to survive. The dispatch includes Captain Hardy man’s formal communication and subsequent accounts from Calcutta regarding the capture and the fate of La Forte and its crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurence
Port William
Sybille
Balafore
Hardyman
Alured’ Clarke
K. B
Balafore Roads
Madras
Davis
la Sybille
Alured Clarke
G. H. Barlow
Calcutta
la Forte
Cook
Endeavour
Lord Mornington
Alexander
H. C
Piercey