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A Short History of the Royal Navy, 1217-1815. Volume II, 1689-1815

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Abercromby, Sir Ralph, General, in Cadiz, 419

commands troops in Mediterranean,413-414

in expedition to Egypt, 420, 421

in West Indies, 483

Aboukir, position of, 392

Turks defeated at, 409

Achille, at Trafalgar, 458

Achille, at Trafalgar, 460

on 1st June, 319

taken on 1st June, 321

Achilles, flagship of Rodney, 178

in blockade of Vannes, 186

Achin, Suffren winters at, 291

Acre, siege of, 409

Actif, action with Nonsuch, 263

Active, sent by Hood to North America,

captured, 267

sights Villeneuve, 447

Adamant, at battle of Camperdown, 351 et seq.

Admiraal de Ruiter, flagship of Zoutman, 256

Admirable, burnt at Cherbourg, 43

French, La Hogue, 38

Admiral Generaal, in Dutch squadron, 1781, 256

Adventure, La Hogue, 37

Advice, La Hogue, 37

Affleck, Sir Edmond, Admiral, in command at New York, 267

Africa, at Trafalgar, 458 et seq.

Africaine, taken, 420, 421

Agamemnon, at Copenhagen, 426 et seq.

at Trafalgar, 458

detached by Kempenfelt, 273

Aggershuus, at Copenhagen, 426 et seq.

Agincourt, at battle of Camperdown, 352

Aigle, at Trafalgar, 460

joins Villeneuve, 447

Aigrette, at battle of Quiberon, 190

Aimable, French, La Hogue, 38

in squadron of D’Estaign, 229

Aix, island of, plundered, 167

Ajax, at Trafalgar, 458

joins Nelson, 455

Ajax, in squadron of Allemand, 477

in squadron of Suffren, 287

Alava, J. M. de, Admiral, at Trafalgar, 460

Albemarle, La Hogue, 37

Albemarle, Lord, General, at taking of Havana, 196

Alceste, Sardinian frigate, taken by French, 330

Alcide, taken by Boscawen, 142

Alcmene brings news of mutiny to ships off Cadiz, 380

on coast of Egypt, 401

Alcmène, in squadron of D’Estaign, 229

Alexander, joins Nelson, 388

at battle of Nile, 393, 397

taken by French, 324

taken by Nelson to Naples, 401

Alexandre, separates from fleet of D’Orvilliers, 224

taken, 327

Alfred, in action at Pulo Aor, 480

in battle of 1st June, 320

Algeciras, action at, 430-433

Algesiras, at Trafalgar, 460

Alkmaar, at battle of Camperdown, 351

Allan, Lord, comes to Chatham, 373

Allemand, Admiral, escape of from Brest, 477

his cruise from Rochefort, 452, 455

second sortie, 477 et seq.

Allouarn, Captain, commands Juste at battle of Quiberon, 190

Alms, James, Captain, commands Monmouth, 283 et seq.

Amazon, attacks Droits de l’homme, 340

Ambitieux, French, La Hogue, 38

Tourville hoists flag in, 41

Ambrose, Captain, court-martial on, 115, 116

Ambuscade, capture of, 472

Amelia, in action of Tory Island, 400

America, driven to sea, 259

in action with La Clue, 180

America, in battle of 1st June, 319

taken on 1st June, 321

Amherst, Lord, General, at taking of Louisbourg, 171, 173

Amiens, Peace of, 435

Amphion, carries pennant of Sir W. Hoste, 489

Amsterdam, Dutch, La Hogue, 37

Anacreon, her cruise to Ireland, 401

Andrews, Captain, commands Defiance at battle of Minorca, 152

Andromache, look-out ship of Rodney’s fleet, 276

Anglesea, taken by French, 120, 121

Angria, pirate chief, 140

Anna, victualler with Anson’s squadron, 108

Anson, George, Baron, his voyage round the world, 107, 109

convoys Duke of Marlborough to coast of France, 168

defeats La Jonquière and St. George, 123, 124

his political weakness, 148

is appointed to lead expedition to South Seas, 103

made a peer, 125

on Board of Admiralty, 117, 118

Anson, in action off Tory Island, 400

Antelope, Byng goes home as prisoner in, 155

takes Belliqueux, 175, 176

Antraigues, Count d’, secret service of, 442

Apodaca, Ruiz de, burns his ships at Trinidad, 483

Apollo, French privateer, takes Anglesea, 120

Aquilon, at the battle of the Nile, 395 et seq.

prize sent to Gibraltar, 401

Aranda, Count of, Spanish Ambassador, quoted, 254

Arbuthnot, Marriot, Admiral, action off Capes of Virginia, 260

at New York, 259

commands Portland at battle of Quiberon, 189

defends Channel Islands, reaches New York, 244

sent to America, 241

Ardent, at Copenhagen, 426 et seq.

at battle of Camperdown, 352

taken by Allies, 242

with Howe at New York, 230

Arethusa, action with Belle Poule, 223

Argonanta, at Trafalgar, 460

Argonaute, at Trafalgar, 460

Argumosa, T., commands Monarca at Trafalgar, 460

“Armed Ship,” what was, 214

Arnold, Benedict, attacks Quebec, 218

in Virginia, 260

Arrogant, unfit for service, 209

Artois Count d’ (Charles X.), to command expedition, 326

Ashby, John, knighted, 20

at battle of Hogue, La, q.v.

at Beachy Head, q.v.

in joint commission of 1691, 32

Asiento, what was, leads to war with Spain, 99

Atlas, stranding of, 342, 343

Audacieux, joins Villaret-Joyeuse, 312

Audacious, at Algeciras, 431, 433

at battle of the Nile, 394 et seq.

in Howe’s fleet, 311

sent to Gibraltar, 401

Aventurier, in action at Pulo Aor, 480

Babet, at action at Groix, 327

Bahama, at Trafalgar, 460

taken by American privateers, 219

Baird, P., Captain, commands Portland at battle of Minorca, 152

commands Defiance at battle of Quiberon, 189

Baker, John, Admiral, in command in Mediterranean, 54

Balchen, Sir John, Admiral, sent to coast of Spain, 109

his death, 121

Bâle, Peace of, 294

Balfour, George, Captain, boards Bienfaisant, 173, 174

Ball, Sir Alexander John, Admiral, commands Alexander at battle of Nile, 394

Ballinamuck, surrender of French at, 398

Bantry Bay, battle in, 18, 19

French ships at, 338-339

Barfleur, at battle of Cape St. Vincent, 346 et seq.

on 1st June, 319

Barfleur Cape. See Hogue, La

Bargas, J., commands San Ildefonso at Trafalgar, 460

Barham, Lord. See Middleton, Sir C.

Barlow, captain of Phœbe, 420

Barnett, Curtis, Commodore, sails to East Indies, 128

takes prizes, 129;

his death, ibid.

Barras de Saint Laurent, Chef d’escadre, joins Grasse, 268, 269

Barrington, Samuel, Admiral, captain of Achilles in blockade of Vannes, 186

at Barbadoes, 237

takes Santa Lucia, beats off D’Estaign, 238

Barrow, Sir John, quoted, 133

Bart, Jean, privateer, 74

Bartholomew, D. E., Captain, pressed, 437 note

Basque Roads, action in, 476

Bastia, taken, 328

Batave, damaged, 405

in fleet of Bruix, 403 et seq.

Batavier, at battle of Camperdown, 351

Batticaloa, Suffren refits at, 289

Battle of 1st June 1794, 318-320

Bausset, Chef d’escadre, in capture of Moutray’s convoy, 252

Bayntun, H. W., Captain, commands Leviathan at Trafalgar, 458

Bayonnaise, takes Ambuscade, 472

Beachy Head, battle of, 24-29

Beaudoin, L. A., commands Fougueux at Trafalgar, 460

Beauffremont, at Louisbourgh, 163

commands Tonnant, at battle of Quiberon, 190

sails to America, 162

Beaumont Lemaître, Captain, commands Téméraire at battle of Minorca, 152

Beaver, Philip, Captain, cuts out Prima, 414

quoted, 419, 433, 434

Beckwith, General, takes Martinique and Guadaloupe, 484

Bedford, at battle of Camperdown, 352

dismasted, 259

Bedford, Duke of, at head of Admiralty, 117

Belingant, Chevalier de, commands Northumberland at battle of Quiberon, 190

Bell, George, lieutenant of Indefatigable, 341

Belle Poule, action with Arethusa, 223

in action at Pulo Aor, 480

Belleisle, at Trafalgar, 458 et seq.

former French Formidable, 327

Belleisle. See Quiberon

taken, 196

Bellerophon, at battle of the Nile, 394 et seq.

at Trafalgar, 458

in Howe’s fleet, 310 et seq.

sent to Gibraltar, 401

Belliqueux, at battle of Camperdown, 352

Belliquex, taken, Bristol Channel, 175

Bellona, at Copenhagen, 426

in action off Cape Ortegal, 466

Bellone, in expedition of Bompard, 399

Benbow, John, Vice-Admiral, commands expedition to West Indies, 53

attacks St. Malo, 49

his career and death, 91 et seq.

Bengal, Bay of, operations in, 196, 202

Bentley, Sir John, Vice-Admiral, commands Warspight in battle of Quiberon, 189

Berceau, in action at Pulo Aor, 480

Berenger, C., commands Scipion at Trafalgar, 460

Beresford, Marshal, Lord, surrenders at Buenos Ayres, 485

Berkeley, Hon. G. Cranfield, Baron, Admiral, commands Marlborough, 311

Berkeley, Lord, Admiral, attacks Brest, 50, 51

bombards Dieppe and Havre, 51

Bernadotte, Marshal, and King of Sweden, commands in West of France, 418

Berry, Sir Edward, Captain, carries Nelson’s despatches, 401

commands Agamemnon at Trafalgar, 458

Rear-Admiral, captain of Vanguard at battle of the Nile, 394 et seq.

Bertie, captain of Ardent at Copenhagen, 426 et seq.

Bertie, Lord Robert, his regiment in Byng’s squadron, 148 et seq.

Bertie, Sir Albemarle, Admiral, commands Thunderer in Howe’s fleet, 311

Berwick, at battle of Toulon, 113

in north squadron, 1781, 255 et seq.

La Hogue, 37

taken by French, 330

Berwick, at Trafalgar, 460

Beschermer, at battle of Camperdown, 351

Bettesworth, captain of Curieux, 450

Bévisier. See Beachy Head

Bexhirmer, Dutch, La Hogue, 37

Bexley, Lord, see Vansittart, 424

Biche, at Louisbourg, 172

Bickerton, Sir Richard, Admiral, blockades Carthagena, 453

joins Collingwood off Cadiz, 455

Vice-Admiral, joins Hughes, 290

Bienfaisant, taken at Louisbourg, 173

Bigot de Morogues, commands Magnifique at battle of Quiberon, 190

head of Académie de la Marine, 147

Bizarre, at battle of Quiberon, 190

in squadron of Suffren, 286 et seq.

Blackwood, Sir Henry, Admiral, commands Euryalus at Trafalgar, 460 et seq.

Blakeney, General, lieutenant-governor of Minorca, warns Ministry, 147

Blane, Sir Gilbert, physician to fleet, 275, 276

Blanquet Duchayla, Admiral, at battle of the Nile, 395 et seq.

Blenheim, at battle of Cape St. Vincent, 345-349

Bligh, General, takes Cherbourg, 168

Bligh, Sir Richard Rodney, Admiral,

captain of Alexander, 324

Bligh, William, Admiral, captain of Glatton at Copenhagen, 426

commands Director at battle of Camperdown, 351

in mutiny at Nore, 370 et seq.

Blockade, methods of, 304, 305

Bloys, Rear-Admiral, at battle of Camperdown, 351

Boadicea, pursues Bompard, 399

Boca Chica, entry to Carthagena, 104

Boischateau, Keremar de, Captain, commands Brilliant at battle of Quiberon, 190

Bombay Castle, in action at Pulo Aor, 480

lost, 243

Bompard, Admiral, his expedition to Ireland, 398, 399

Bompard, M. de, cruise to West Indies, 177

in West Indies, 195

returns to Brest, 187

Bonaparte. See Napoleon

Bonaventure, La Hogue, 37

Bonne Citoyenne, at battle of Cape St. Vincent, 345

joins Nelson, 388

on coast of Egypt, 401

Boscawen, Sir Edward, Admiral, his career and character; takes command in East Indies, 131

action with La Clue, 179-182

convoy scattered on his return home, 175

on Board of Admiralty, 148

operations in North America, 141

operations on Coromandel coast, 131, 132

returns home, 141

sails to intercept Dubois de Lamotte, 141

takes Louisbourg, 171, 173

Boston, attacked by French, 76

Boston, French squadron at, 235, 236

Boteler, Captain, succeeds Wren in West Indies, 52

Bott, mutineer, 369

Bouillé, Marquis de, co-operates in taking of St. Kitts, 275

retakes St. Eustatius, 271

surprises Dominica, 237

takes Tobago, 265

Boulogne, attacks on flotilla at, 434, 435

Bounties for seamen offered, 143

Bounty mentioned, 324

Bourbon, French, La Hogue, 38

Bourgoyne, separates from fleet of D’Orvilliers, 224

Bouvet, M. de, French officer, relieves Pondicherry, 131

Bouvet, Rear-Admiral, in expedition to Ireland, 337, 339

Bover, Lieutenant, threatened by mutineers at Spithead, 367

Bowyer, Sir George, Admiral, wounded on 1st June, 319

Boyne, at battle of Toulon, 115

Boys, Commodore, blockades Dunkirk, 178

Braddoch, General, his attack on Port Duquesne, and death, 141

Brandenberg, Dutch, La Hogue, 37

Brave, French, La Hogue, 38

Breda, Benbow’s flagship, 92

La Hogue, 37

Brenton, Sir Edward, Captain, quoted, 377

Brereton, Major-General, misleads Nelson, 450

Brest, port of, and attack on, 51

Brett, Peircy, Admiral, commands Lion in action with Elizabeth, 122

in Downs, 178

Bridport, Lord. See Hood, Alexander

Brilliant, at battle of Quiberon, 190

French, La Hogue, 38

Brilliant, in mutiny at Nore, 374

in squadron of Suffren, 286

Brilliante, in squadron of Tronjolly, 282

Brinley, John, mutinous seaman, 90

Bristol, in Anson’s fleet, 1747, 124

Britannia, at battle of Cape St. Vincent, 346 et seq.

at Trafalgar, 458

flagship of Russell, 41

La Hogue, 37

Brodrick, Thomas, Admiral, in action with La Clue, 179, 182

commands in Mediterranean, 162

Bronard, G. A., commands Algesiras at Trafalgar, 460

Brookes, Cæsar, midshipman of Milford, 84 et seq.

Brown, Rob. Hunter, captain of Dorsetshire, 480

Browning, master of Mountjoy, killed at Londonderry, 21

Brueys d’Aigalliers, Admiral, commands in expedition to Egypt, 389

anchors at Aboukir, the disposition of his ships, 392, 393

Bruix, Eustache, his cruise to Mediterranean, 403, 407

Brune, Marshal, subdues Italy, 417

Brunswick, on 1st June, 320

Brutus, at battle of Camperdown, 351

Bucentaure, flagship of Villeneuve, at Trafalgar, 460

Buckingham, flagship of Temple West at battle of Minorca, 152

Buckle, M., Captain, commands Namur at battle of Quiberon, 189

Buckner, Rear-Admiral, at Nore in mutiny, 370 et seq.

Buenos Ayres, expeditions to, 485

Bullen, Sir Charles, commands Britannia at Trafalgar, 458

Bunker Hill, battle of, 218

Burchett, Josiah, quoted, 68

Burford, at battle of Quiberon, 189

La Hogue, 37

Burgess, Captain, commanded Ardent at Camperdown, killed, 352 et seq.

Burgoyne, General, his advance, 218

Burke, Edmund, character of Keppel, 221

on naval estimates, 209

Burrish, Captain, court-martial on, 114

Burslem, F., Captain, commands Coventry at battle of Quiberon, 189

Bussy, General, in East Indies, 291 et seq.

Butler, Captain, succeeds Wilmot;

lawsuit with Ruth Wilmot, 89

Buxton, Theophilus, steward, 89

Byard, Sir T., Captain, commands Bedford at battle of Camperdown, 352

Byng, Sir George, Admiral, father of John Byng, created Viscount Torrington, 148

in taking of Gibraltar, 64 et seq.

in command in Mediterranean, 54

Byng, John, Admiral, commands in Channel, 145

birth and early career, 147, 148

takes reliefs to Minorca;

his campaign and death, 148, 156

Byron, Captain, commands Andromache, 276

Byron, John, Admiral, his career and character; sails to America, 222

in North America and West Indies, 235, 240

stormy passage, 232, 233

Ça Ira, taken, 330

Cadiz, bombarded, 387

mutiny averted in ships off, 381-382

threatened, 419

Cæsar, at Algeciras, 431-433

flagship of Sir Richard Strachan, 466

in Howe’s fleet, 312 et seq.

Cagigal, F. X., commands San Agustin at Trafalgar, 460

Calder, Sir Robert, Admiral, captain of fleet with Jervis, 346 et seq.

commands off Ferrol, 450, 452

court-martial, 460

joins Collingwood off Cadiz, 455

Caldwell, Sir Benjamin, commands Agamemnon, 273

Callis, Captain, burns Spanish galleys at St. Tropez, 110

Calvi, taken, 328

Calypso, at battle of Quiberon, 190

Camaret Bay. See Brest

Camas, J. G. F., commands Berwick at Trafalgar, 460

Cambon, Captain, commands Mercure at the battle of the Nile, 395 et seq.

Cambridge, La Hogue, 37

Campbell, John, Captain, flag-captain at battle of Quiberon, 189

takes French convoy, 169

Campbell, captain of Blenheim, overawes mutineers of Marlborough, 383

Campbell, Portuguese officer, gives information to Nelson, 449

reports position of Spaniards to Jervis, 345

Camperdown, battle of, 351, 354

Camperdown, Viscount. See Duncan, Adam

Canada, escapes from French squadron, 323

in action off Tory Island, 400

Cape Coast-Castle attacked by French, 170

Cape Français, action off, 170, 171

Cape, mutiny at, 381

restored and retaken, 484

taken, 483

Captain, at battle of Minorca, 152

at Louisbourg, 172

La Hogue, 37

Nelson’s pennant in, at battle of Cape St. Vincent, 344, 349

Captain General, Dutch, La Hogue, 37

Captain’s servants, 95, 96

Carkett, Robert, first lieutenant of Monmouth, 161

Carleton, Sir Guy, General, defends Quebec, 218

Carlotta, Portuguese frigate, 345

Carmarthen, Peregrine Osborne, 2nd Duke of Leeds, Marquis of, in attack on Brest, 51

Carnarvon, Indiaman, taken by French, 175

Carnegie, William, Earl of Northesk, in mutiny at Nore, 377

third in command at Trafalgar, 458

Carrickfergus, taken by Thurot, 195

Carronade, by whom invented, and use of, 469, 470

Carter, Rear-Admiral, at La Hogue, q.v.

Carthagena, English attack on, 104, 105

Casabianca, flag-captain (French), at battle of the Nile, 395 et seq.

Casse, M. du, French naval officer, his action with Benbow, 92, 93

Castagnier, Captain, lands invaders at Fishguard, 335

Casteel Medenblick, Dutch, La Hogue, 37

Castlebar, French victory at, 398

Castor, taken by French, 308

Castries, Marquis de, French Minister of Marine, 296

Catamarans, failure of, 443

Catford, Captain, commands Captain at battle of Minorca, 152

Cathcart, Lord-General, appointed to command troops in West Indies, 103

his death, 104

Caumont, Chevalier de, Captain, commands Inflexible at battle of Quiberon, 190

Cautious Leeshore. See Keppel

Cawdor, French surrender to, 335

Cayenne, taken, 484

Censeur, in fleet of Bruix, 403

retaken by French, 331

taken, 330

Centaure, in action of La Clue with Boscawen, 181

Centurion, 125

at Gibraltar, 1704, 65

flagship of Anson, 107-109

joins Howe at New York, 232

La Hogue, 37

Cerberus, at battle of Camperdown, 351

Cerberus, brings report of approach of Spanish fleet to Rodney, 250

César, action with Isis, 235

in squadron of Estaign, 229

Ceylon, Dutch possessions in, taken, 483

Chandernagore, taken, 198

Charles Edward, Prince, sails in Doutelle, 122

Charles III., King of Spain, and his navy, 217

Charlotte Amelie, at Copenhagen, 426 et seq.

Chartres, Duke of, at battle of Ushant, 225

Chasteloger, Captain, commands Intrépide at battle of Quiberon, 190

Châteaurenault, Count of, French Admiral, brings troops to Ireland, 17

at Beachy Head, q.v.

fails to join Tourville in 1692, 34

fights battle in Bantry Bay, 18-19

joins Tourville, 24

sails from Toulon to Brest, 58

Chatham, at battle of Quiberon, 189

La Hogue, 37

Chatham, fortified against mutineers, 373

Cherbourg, enlarged by Napoleon, 476

taken, 168

Chesapeake, taken by Shannon, 472

Chester, La Hogue, 37

taken by French, 78

Chesterfield, in Byng’s squadron, 151

Chézac, captain of Soleil Royal at battle of Quiberon, 190

Chichester, at battle of Quiberon, 189

at battle of Toulon, 115

Childers sloop, brings news of war with Holland to Rodney, 261

Chimère, in squadron of D’Estaign, 229

Chouans, what were, 334, 335

Christian, Sir Hugh Cloberry, Rear-Admiral, in West Indies, 483

Churruca, C., commands San Juan Nepomuceno at Trafalgar, 460

Cillart, Captain, surrenders Sévère, 290

Cisalpin, in fleet of Bruix, 403

Cisneros, B. H., Admiral, at Trafalgar, 460

Clarke, W. Stanley, captain of Wexford, 480

Classes, original inscription maritime. See Navy, French Royal

Clerk, John, referred to, 315 et seq.

Clinton, Sir Henry, General, retreats from Philadelphia to New York, 230

Clive, Lord, co-operates with Watson in taking Geriah, 140

Clorinde, her cruise to East Indies, 467

Clue, La. See La Clue

Clyde, in mutiny at Nore, 356 et seq.

leaves mutineers, 374

Cocarde, in expedition to Ireland, 338

Cochin, Dutch ports taken, 483

Cochrane, Lord (Earl Dundonald), taken, 431

at Basque Roads, 476

Cochrane, Sir Alexander Forrester, Admiral, in West Indies, 448

takes Martinique and Guadaloupe, 484

Codrington, Colonel, governor of Virgin Islands, 69 et seq.

Codrington, Sir Edward, Admiral, captain of Babet, 327

commands Orion at Trafalgar, 458 et seq.

quoted, 471

Coghlan, Jeremiah, Captain, cuts out French privateer, 418

Colbert, organises French Navy, 9

Colbert de Seignelay succeeds his father, 10

Collier, Sir John, in North America, 244

Collingwood, Commodore, in West Indies, 247

Collingwood, Cuthbert, Lord, Vice-Admiral, conduct off Cadiz, 455

commands Barfleur on 1st June, 319

commands Excellent at battle of Cape St. Vincent, 346

misses Ganteaume, 477, 478

replaces Orde at Cadiz, 449

second in command at Trafalgar, 458 et seq.

Colossus, at battle of Cape St. Vincent, 346 et seq.

at Trafalgar, 458

in collision with Culloden, 343

joins Jervis, 343

Colpoys, Sir John, Admiral, commands off Brest, 338

goes to Spithead, 342

mutiny in his flagship, 364 et seq.

Comète, escapes from Louisbourg, 174

Concorde, in Savary’s squadron, 398

sent by Grasse to North America, 267

Conflans, Marechal de, commands Brest fleet, 176

at battle of Quiberon, 187, 194

blockaded by Hawke, 182, 183

his orders, 187

leaves Brest, ibid.

plan of campaign, 183

Conn, J., Captain, commands Dreadnought at Trafalgar, 458

Conquerant, at battle of the Nile, 395 et seq.

French, La Hogue, 38

prize sent to Gibraltar, 401

Conqueror, at Trafalgar, 458

Constable, captain of Windsor, his misconduct, 92

dismissed and imprisoned, 93

Constitution, in fleet of Bruix, 403

Content, at Battle of Minorca, 152

convoys trade, 127

French, La Hogue, 38

helps to take Northumberland, 119

Convention, in battle of 1st June, 319

in fleet of Bruix, 403

Convoy, act to regulate, 479

ships employed on, in 1778, 213

Cooke, Edward, Captain, at Toulon, 302

Cooke, J., Captain, commands Bellerophon at Trafalgar, 458

Cooper, Captain, court-martial on, 115

Copenhagen, battle of, 424, 430

Coquille, in expedition of Bompard, 399

Córdoba, Jose de, commands Spanish fleet at St. Vincent, 344

Cordoba, Luis de, commands allied fleet in Channel, 269

his piety, 262

Spanish admiral, in Channel, 241, 242

takes English convoy, 252, 253

Corfu, occupied by French, 402

Cornish, Sir Samuel, vice-admiral in expedition to Manilla, 196

Cornwall, Captain, commands Intrepid at battle of Minorca, 152

captain, killed at battle of Toulon, 113

Cornwall, joins Howe at New York, 232

La Hogue, 37

Cornwallis, Sir William, Admiral, action with Ternay, 251

blockades Brest, 438

divides his fleet, 454

drives back Brest fleet, 455

retreat of, 326

Cornwallis, Lord, General, takes Charlestown, 244

Corsairs, French, 73, 79

Corsica, occupation of, 328 et seq.

evacuation of, 332

Cotgrave, Captain, in action at Boulogne, 435

Cotton, Sir Charles, Admiral, joins Keith, 408

Countess, Captain, commands Ethalion, 399

Courageux, French, La Hogue, 38

Courageux, lost, 343

in action off Cape Ortegal, 466

Courand, Captain, commands Sans Pariel, 314

Couronne, battle of Minorca, 152

French, La Hogue, 38

Court, M. de, French Admiral, at battle of Toulon, 112 et seq.

supports Spaniards, 110

Court-martial, reorganisation of, by Act 22nd, George II., 136, 139

Coutance Laselle, Captain, commands Sphinx at battle of Quiberon, 190

Coutts in action at Pulo Aor, 480

Covadonga, Nuestra Señora de, Spanish galleon, taken by Anson, 109

Coventry, at battle of Quiberon, 189

Craig, General, brings troops to Mediterranean, 449

Craven, first-lieutenant of Northumberland, 120

Croisic, Pointe de. See Quiberon

Crown, La Hogue, 37

Cruikshank, Isaac, caricatures Howe, 301

Cruisers, ships employed as, in 1778, 213

Cuddalore, occupied by Suffren, 289

siege of, 291

Cullemberg, Admiral, Dutch, at Beachy Head, q.v.

Culloden, at battle of Minorca, 152

grounds on Aboukir shoal, 394

in action with La Clue, 180

in attack on Santa Cruz, 387

in battle of Cape St. Vincent, 345, 349

in collision with Colossus, 343

lost on Long Island, 259

on 1st June, 319

Cumberland, Duke of, recommends creation of Marines, 144

Cumberland in action at Pulo Aor, 480

taken, 339

taken by French, 78

Cuming, Captain of Russell at Copenhagen, 426 et seq.

Cumming Thomas, Quaker, advocates expedition to coast of Africa, 170 et seq.

Cunningham, Sir Charles, Rear-admiral, his account of mutiny at Nore, quoted 356 et seq.,

captain of Clyde, ibid.

Curaçao, occupied, 483,

restored, retaken, 484

Curieux, sent to England, 450

Curtis, Sir Roger, commands squadron in Channel, 337

his caution on 1st June, 321

joins flag off Cadiz, 388

Dacres, J. R., Captain, commands Barfleur at Battle of Cape St. Vincent, 346

Dalbarade, Captain, commands Conquerent at the battle of the Nile, 395 et seq.

Dance, Sir Nathaniel, East India Company’s commodore, 480

Danish fleet seized, 486

Islands in West Indies taken, 483

Daphne taken, 325

Darby, George, Vice-Admiral, in command in Channel, 251

outmatched in Channel, 270

relieves Gibraltar, 262, 263

Darby, Captain, commands Bellerophon in battle of the Nile, 394 et seq.

Dardanelles, Passage of, 487

Dartmouth, at Londonderry, 21

Dauphin Royal, at battle of Quiberon, 190

escapes Boscawen, 142

D’Aché, Count, in East Indies, 198-202

D’Aiguillon, Duke, General, to command army of invasion, 177

D’Albert de Rions, Comte, ill-treated by mob, 297

Decatur captures Dominica, 472

Decrés, Admiral, his defence of Guillaume Tell, 412

Defence, at battle of the Nile, 394 et seq.

at Copenhagen, 426 et seq.

at Trafalgar, 458

on 1st June, 319

sent to Gibraltar, 401

unfit for service, 209

Defiance, at battle of Minorca, 152

at battle of Quiberon, 189

at Trafalgar, 458

flagship of Richard Graves at Copenhagen, 425 et seq.

in Anson’s fleet, 1747, 124

in Benbow’s squadron, 92

La Hogue, 37

D’Herville, Captain, commands Fier at battle of Minorca, 152

D’Hocquart, Captain, French Navy, taken by Boscawen, 142

Delaval, Sir Ralph, at Beachy Head, q.v.

in joint commission of, 1693, 45

with Smyrna convoy, 35

Delft, at battle of Camperdown, 351

Dutch, La Hogue, 37

Denieport, G., commands Achille at Trafalgar, 460

Denis, Sir Peter, Vice-admiral, commands Dorsetshire at battle of Quiberon, 189

Denmark, at Copenhagen, 426 et seq.

Denmark, Prince George of, husband of Queen Anne, Lord High Admiral, 59

De Provinzen, Dutch, La Hogue, 37

Deptford, joins Byng, 149

La Hogue, 37

Desaix, in action at Algeciras, 430 et seq.

Desbrière, Captain, quoted, 334

D’Estaign, Charles Henri, Théodat D’Estaign du Saillans, Comte, his career and character, sails to America, 222 et seq.

in West Indies and Carolina, 236, 240

passed Gibraltar, 229,

operation on coast of North America, 229, 234

Destouches, Chevalier, in command of French squadron at Newport, 259

D’Estrèes, at Beachy Head, q.v.

brings French squadron to Portsmouth, 9

Devaux, General, commands troops in Algeciras, 431

Devonshire, blown up in action with French, 78

La Hogue, 37

Devries, at battle of Camperdown, 351

De Winter, Jan Willem, Dutch Admiral, at battle of Camperdown, 351, 354

Diadem, at battle of Cape St. Vincent, 346

Diamant, French, La Hogue, 38

taken by Boscawen, 141

Diamond Rock, English position, taken, 448

Dickson, Captain of Veteran, 427 et seq.

Didon, joins Villeneuve, 448

taken, 453

Digby, Captain, commands Africa at Trafalgar, 458

Digby, Rear-Admiral, pursues La Motte Picquet, 263

commanded Dunkirk at battle of Quiberon, 189

sent to North America, 269

Diggs, D., Captain, commands Maidstone at battle of Quiberon, 189

Diligente, French privateer, 76

Dilk, captain, court martial on, 115

Dilkes, Captain of Raisonable, 427 et seq.

Dilkes, Sir Thomas, at battle of Malaga, 65

Director, at battle of Camperdown, 352

at Nore, 370

Diron, captain of Decatur, 472

Discovery, deserts mutineers, 377

Dix Août, in fleet of Bruix, 403

Dixon, captain of Ramillies, 427 et seq.

Dixon, James, master of Northumberland, 138

Dixon, Manley, Captain, his humanity to his men, 359

Djezzar, Pasha of Acre, 409

Dogger Bank, battle of, 257, 258

Dolphin, in Byng’s squadron, 151

in North Sea squadron, 256

Domett, Sir William, Admiral, captain of fleet with Sir Hyde Parker, 426 et seq.

Dominica, action off, on 9th April, 277

battle of, 12th April, 278, 279

taken, 483

taken from French, 196

Dominica, taken by Decatur, 472

Don, master of Ardent, killed at battle of Camperdown, 354

Donnidge, Mr., surgeon of Milford, 84, 85

Dordelin, captain of Tyrannicide, in fleet of Villaret-Joyeuse, 313 et seq.

Dorré, lieutenant of Revolutionnaire, 311

Dorsetshire, at battle of Quiberon, 189

court-martial on lieutenants of, 115

in action at Pulo Aor, 480

D’Orves, dies at sea, 286

takes command of French naval forces in East Indies, 283

D’Orvilliers, Guillonet, Comte, at battle of Ushant, 223, 226

commands Brest fleet, 221

in channel, 241, 242

Douglas, Sir Charles, captain of fleet, with Rodney, 276;

his advice to Rodney, 278

serves on American Lakes, 218

Douglas, Sir James, Admiral, at taking of Dominica, 196

Doutelle, carries Prince Charles Edward to Scotland, 122

Dragon, money spent on, rotten, 209

with Admiral Knight’s convoy, 449

Dragon, at battle of Quiberon, 190

Drake, Sir Francis Samuel, Rear-Admiral, commands Falkland at battle of Quiberon, 189

commands van in battle of Lynn Haven, 268

detached by Rodney, 265

Draper, Sir William, Lieutenant-General, at taking of Manila, 196

Dreadnought, at Trafalgar, 458

commanded by Boscawen, 141

La Hogue, 37

Droits de l’homme, destruction of, 339-342

Drucourt, governor of Louisbourg, 171, 173

Drury, W. O’Brien, Captain, commands Powerful at battle of Camperdown, 352

Dubois de Lamotte, French naval officer, takes reinforcements to Canada, 141, 142

Dubourdieu, Captain, at battle of Lissa, 488

Duchaffault de Besné, action with Boscawen, takes Carnarvon, reaches France, 172

attempts to relieve Louisbourg, ibid.

escapes British fleet, 175

Duchess, La Hogue, 37

Duckworth, Sir John Thomas, Admiral, at Minorca, 402

at Constantinople, 487

at Minorca, 404

Duff, G., Captain, commands Mars at Trafalgar, 458

Duff, Robert, Vice-Admiral, in blockade of Vannes, and battle of Quiberon, 186 et seq.

Dugommier, French general, retakes Toulon, 303

Duguay-Trouin at Trafalgar, 460

taken off Cape Ortegal, 466

Duguay-Trouin, Réné, defeats English convoy, 78

French privateer and naval officer, 74

his birth and education, 75

prisoner at Plymouth, 76

takes Dutch convoy, 77

Duke, at battle of Quiberon, 189

in mutiny at Spithead, 366 et seq.

La Hogue, 37

Dumanoir-le-Pelley, or Lepelley, Admiral, his flight from Trafalgar and capture, 466

commands allied van at Trafalgar, 460 et seq.

Dumourier, Captain, commands Trajan, 314

Duncan, Adam, Lord Camperdown, his antecedents, 350

commands in North Sea, 327

fights battle of Camperdown, 552, 554

mutiny in his squadron, 375

watches the Texel single handed, 376

Dundas, Henry, Lord Melville, in Pitt’s cabinet, 350

Dundas, Sir David, General, in Corsica, 328

Dundonald. See Cochrane, Lord

Dunkirk, 90

at battle of Quiberon, 189

in Boscawen’s squadron, 142

Dupetit-Thouard, commands Tonnant at battle of the Nile, 395 et seq.

Dupleix, French governor of Pondicherry, seizes Madras, his intrigues, 139

Duquesne, captain of Foudroyant, 160, 161

Duquesne, Fort, attack on, 403

Duquesne, in fleet of Bruix, 141

Durevest, Captain, commands the Sage at battle of Minorca, 152

sails to America, 158

Durham, P. C. Captain, commands Defiance at Trafalgar, 458

d’Urtubie, Vicomte, Captain, commands Dauphin Royal at battle of Quiberon, 190

Dutch sailors, in English ships, 414

Eagle, La Hogue, 37

with Howe at New York, 231

Earl Camden, ship of Commodore Dance, 480

Earl of Abergavenny, in action at Pulo Aor, 480

Echo, at Louisbourg, 172

Edgar, at Copenhagen, 425 et seq.

called in by Sir Vincent, 405

La Hogue, 37

Edgcumbe, George, Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, commands squadron in Mediterranean, 149

commands Hero at battle of Quiberon, 189

in Lancaster at battle of Minorca, 152

Edwards, Captain Richard, defeated by Duguay-Trouin, 78

Egmont, at battle of Cape St. Vincent, 346 et seq.

Egyptienne, with Calder, 451

Egyptienne, reaches Alexandria, 420

Eimeriau, Captain, commands Spartiate

at battle of the Nile, 395 et seq.

Ekins, Sir Charles, Admiral, quoted, 359 et seq.

El Arish, convention of, 416-417

Elba, occupied, 332

Elephant, flagship of Nelson at Copenhagen, 425 et seq.

Elephantin, at Copenhagen, 426 et seq.

Elèves, rank in French Navy, 296

Elisabeth, taken by French, 78

Elisabeth, action with Lion, 122

Elizabeth, La Hogue, 37

Elliot, John, Admiral, his action with Thurot, 195

Elliot, Sir Gilbert, Earl Minto, Commissioner in Corsica, 329 et seq.

advises choice of Nelson to command in Mediterranean, 388

Ellis, Welbore, Treasurer of Navy, 209

Ellison, captain of Marlborough, rebuked by Jervis, 383

commits suicide, ibid.

Elton, Captain, loses Anglesea, 120, 121

Elven, at Copenhagen, 426 et seq.

Embden, occupied, 169

Embuscade, in expedition of Bompard, 399

Emerald, in attack on Santa Cruz, 387

joins Nelson, 388

on coast of Egypt, 401

Engageante, in squadron of D’Estaign, 229

Entend, French, La Hogue, 38

Eole, on 1st June, 319

Eolus, commanded by Captain Elliot, 195

Epervier, taken, 471

Epron, J., commands Argonaute at Trafalgar, 460

Erste Edele, Dutch, La Hogue, 37

Escaño, A., Rear-Admiral, at Trafalgar, 460

Esperance, taken by Byng’s Channel squadron, 145

Espiritu Santo, Cape, the Covadonga taken by Anson near, 109

Essex, at battle of Quiberon, 189

at battle of Toulon, 115

commanded by Captain John Campbell, 169

La Hogue, 37

Essex, taken by Phœbe, 470

Essington, W., Captain, commands Triumph at battle of Camperdown, 352

Ethalion, pursues Bompard, 399

Etienne, Captain, commands Henreux at battle of the Nile, 395 et seq.

Etna, fireship at Louisbourg, 173

Etswont, Dutch, La Hogue, 37

Euryalus, at Trafalgar, 455 et seq.

Evans, Captain, commands Union at battle of Quiberon, 189

Eveillé, at battle of Quiberon, 190

Everitt, Captain, commands Buckingham at battle of Minorca, 152

Excellent, at battle of Cape St. Vincent, 346

Excellent, French, La Hogue, 38

Exeter in action at Pulo Aor, 480

in action of 17 Feb. 1782, 288

Exmouth Lord. See Pellew, Sir Edward

Expedition, La Hogue, 37

Fairfax, Sir William George, Vice-Admiral, commanded Venerable at Camperdown, 352

Falkland, at battle of Quiberon, 189

Fancourt, Captain, his weakness in mutiny at Nore, 377

captain of Agamemnon at Copenhagen, 426 et seq.

Fandino, commands Spanish guarda costa, his treatment of Captain Jenkins, 100

Fantasque, in squadron of D’Estaign, 229

Farquharson, James, captain of Alfred, 480

Farrer, W. Ward, captain of Cumberland, 480

Favorite taken at Lissa, 489

Fenwick, Sir John, his murder plot, 57

Ferdinand, King of Naples, defeated, submits to French, 416

detains Nelson at Palermo, 404

Ferguson, Colonel, surrenders Tobago, 265

Ferris, Captain, commands Inflexible at Nore, 370

Captain of Hannibal, 432

Ferrol, action off, 451

French ships at, 438 et seq.

threatened, 419

Fidèle, at Louisbourg, 172

Fier, at battle of Minorca, 152

Fighting, instructions or orders, beginning of the, 3

their leading principles and effect, 4, 5

Firedrake at Bantry Bay, 19

Firm, in blockade of Vannes, 186

Firme, taken, 451

Fishguard, French land at, 335

Flamand, in squadron of Suffren, 286

Fleury, Cardinal, Prime Minister of France, his peace policy, 98

Flores, Luis de, commands San Francisco de Asis at Trafalgar, 460

Flotilla, invasion, 1803 to 1805, constitution of, 442, 443

invasion, collected by Napoleon, 433

Foley, Sir Thomas, Admiral, captain of Goliath, 393 et seq.

commands Britannia at battle of Cape St. Vincent, 346

captain of Elephant at Copenhagen, 425

Foligno, treaty of, 417

Formidable, at battle of Quiberon, 190

at Trafalgar, 460

in action at Algeciras, 430 et seq.

in fleet of Bruix, 403

taken, 327

taken off Cape Ortegal, 466

Formidable, collision of, with Ville de Paris, 342

flagship of Palliser at Ushant, 225

Rodney’s flagship, 279

Forant, French Admiral. See Bantry Bay

Forbin, Comte de, serves with Duquay Tronin, 78

Forde, Captain of La Nymphe, 267

Forrest, Commodore, action with Kersaint, 170, 171

Fort, French, La Hogue, 38

Forte, action with Sybille mentioned, 302

Fortescue, E., Captain, commands Hercules in battle of Quiberon, 189

Fortitude, in North Sea Squadron, 1784, 256

Fortune, Jans Byng, 149

Foudroyant, at capture of Genéreux, 412

in action of Tory Island, 400

Foudroyant, captured, 159, 161

flagship of La Galisonière, 152

French, La Hogue, 38

Fougueux, at Trafalgar, 460

damaged, 405

in fleet of Bruix, 403

Foul weather Jack, see Byron, John

Foulis, Captain, at Cherbourg, 43

Fowke, General, Governor of Gibraltar, 149 et seq.

Fox, General, commands troops, 413

Fox, sunk in attack on Santa Cruz, 387

Fox, Thomas, Captain, captures French convoy, 125

François, French privateer, 76

in Savar’s squadron, 398

Franklin, at battle of the Nile, 395 et seq.

prize sent to Gibraltar, 401

Fraser, captain of Nymphe, 403

Fraser, General, commands troops in St. Kitts, 274

Fraternité, Hoche and Morard de Galle sail in, 337, 339

Frederick, T. L., Captain, commands Illustrious, 331

commands Blenheim at battle of Cape St. Vincent, 346

Fremantle, Sir Thomas Francis, Vice-Admiral, captain of Ganges at Copenhagen, 426 et seq.

commands Neptune at Trafalgar, 458

Freya seized, 423

Frisia, Dutch, La Hogue, 37

Froger de l’Eguille, commands Foudroyant at battle of Minorca, 152

Frogmore, Captain, his death, 115

Frye, lieutenant of marines, case of, 117, 137

Gabanons, Captain, commands Couronne at battle of Minorca, 152

Gabaret, Louis, French Admiral, at battle in Bantry Bay, 18

at Beachy Head, q.v.

lands James II. in Ireland, 17

Gæsterland, Dutch, La Hogue, 37

Gage, General, commands at Boston, 219

Gaillard, French, La Hogue, 38

Galiano, D., commands Bahama in Trafalgar, 460

Galissonière. See La Galissonière

Gallivats, pirate galleys of Malabar Coast, 140

Galves, Bernardo de, conquers Florida, 243

Gambier, James, Vice-Admiral, commands Burford at battle of Quiberon, 189

Lord-Admiral, at action in Basque Roads, 476

succeeds Howe, superseded by Byron, 235

Ganges, at Copenhagen, 426 et seq.

in action at Pulo Aor, 480

Ganteaume, Honoré, Admiral, Captain of the Fleet (French) at the battle of the Nile, 395, et seq.

commands Brest fleet, 445

commands Trente et-un Mai, 314

his cruise to carry reinforcements to Egypt, 421, 423

relieves Corfu, 478

Garde de la Marine. See Navy, French Royal

Gardiner, Captain, flag-captain with Byng at Minorca, 152

his advice to Byng, 154

Gardiner, Captain, brings about capture of Foudroyant;

his death, 159, 161

Gardner, Alan, Baron, Admiral, captain of Maidstone, 230

draws sword on mutineers, 368

in Howe’s fleet, 313 et seq.

Gardner, Alan Hyde, Captain, commands Hero, 466

Gardoqui, J., commands Santa Ana at Trafalgar, 460

Gasparin, on 1st June, 318

Gassin, Captain, of Jacobin, 319

Gaston, Miguel, Captain, commands San Justo at Trafalgar, 460

Spanish Admiral, escorts treasure ships, 270

Gaulois, in fleet of Bruix, 403

Geary, Sir Francis, Admiral, commands reserve squadrons, 187

commands in Channel, 251

Gelderland, A, Dutch, La Hogue, 37

B, Dutch, La Hogue, 37

Gelykeid, at battle of Camperdown, 351

Généreux, at battle of the Nile, 395 et seq.

at Corfu, 404

taken, 412

takes Leander, 401

Genêt, M., French diplomatic agent, 305

Gentili, General, occupies Corsica, 332

Geriah, pirate stronghold taken, 140

Gerner, at Copenhagen, 426 et seq.

Gibraltar, besieged, 254

relief of, by Howe, 280, 281

sights French squadron, 179

taken, 65

to be attacked by Allies, 64

state of fortress, ibid. 64

Gibraltar, driven on Pearl Rock, 343

on 1st June, 319

Gillet, Captain, commands Franklin at battle of the Nile, 395 et seq.

Gillray, James, caricatures Howe, 301

Glandève, Commodore de, at battle of Minorca, 152

Glatton, at Copenhagen, 426 et seq.

Glorieux, at battle of Quiberon, 190

French, La Hogue, 38

Glory, in battle of 1st June, 320

Gloucester, in Anson’s squadron, 107, 108

Goes, Van der, Dutch Admiral, with Smyrna convoy, 45

Goliath, at battle of Cape St. Vincent, 346 et seq.

at battle of the Nile, 393 et seq.

taken by Nelson to Naples, 401

Goree, repulse of English at, 171

Gould, Davidge, Captain, commands Audacious at battle of the Nile, 394 et seq.

Gourrège, P. P., commands Aigle at Trafalgar, 460

Grabs, pirate craft of Malabar Coast, 140

Grafton, La Hogue, 37

Graham, Sir James, his naval administration, 437 et seq.

Grand Port, British frigates destroyed at, 467

Grands, Cardinaux. See Quiberon

Grasse François Joseph Paul, Comte de, and Marquis de Grasse-Tilley, reinforces D’Estaign, 239

action with Hood, 264

attacks Santa Lucia, takes Tobago, 265, 266

attacks St. Kitts, 273, 275

defeated by Rodney, 276, 279

leaves Brest for West Indies, 258

reaches Martinique, 262

sails from Chesapeake to Martinique, 271

sails to North America, 266;

aids in siege of Yorktown, 267-269

Graves, Samuel, Admiral, in command in North America, 219

commands Duke at battle of Quiberon, 189

attempts to relieve Yorktown, 267, 268

Graves Sir Thomas, Admiral, second in command at Copenhagen, 425 et seq.

Gravina, Admiral, accompanies Villeneuve to West Indies, 447 et seq.

at Trafalgar, 460

Graydon, John, Vice-Admiral, sails to West Indies, 53

Greenway, Captain, at Cherbourg, 43

Greenwich, in Benbow’s squadron, 93

La Hogue, 37

Gregory, G., Captain, commands Veteran at battle of Camperdown, 352

Grenada, island, taken by French, and battle of, 246

taken, 483

Grenville, Captain, of Defiance, 124

Grenville, George, his Act for the Encouragement of Seamen, 357

Grey, G., Captain, commands Victory at battle of Cape St. Vincent, 346

Grey Sir Charles, Earl Grey in West Indies, 303, 304

in West Indies, 482

Griffin, Thomas, Admiral, supersedes Peyton, his sloth, 131

Griffiths, Captain, Anselm, quoted, 473

Grindale, R., Captain, commands Prince at Trafalgar, 458

Grouchy, Marshal, in expedition to Ireland, 339

Guadaloupe, taken, 482;

lost, 483;

retaken, 484

Guarda Costa, Spanish Revenue cutter, 100

Guébriant de Budez, chef d’escadre at battle of Quiberon, 190

Guernsey, in action with La Clue, 180

Guerrier, at battle of Minorca, 152

at the battle of the Nile, 394 et seq.

escapes from Boscawen, 182

in squadron of D’Estaign, 229

Guichen Luc Urbain de Bouëxic, Comte de, commands in West Indies, 247, 250

defeated by Kempenfelt, 272, 273

Guillaume Tell, at battle of the Nile, 395 et seq.

at Malta, 404

taken, 412

Haarlem, at battle of Camperdown, 351

Haddock, Nicholas, Admiral, blockades Cadiz, 109

goes to Gibraltar for winter, 110;

does not attack United French and Spaniards, ibid.;

goes to Minorca, ibid.

resigns command, ibid.

Haddock, Sir Richard, in joint commission of 1691, 32

Haerlem, Dutch, La Hogue, 37

Hague La, Cape, 35

Half pay, amount of, 7, 8

granted under William III., 6

of captains increased, 204

Halley, Lieutenant, helps to suppress mutiny in St. George, 382

Hallowell, Sir Benjamin Hallowell Carew, Admiral, commands Swiftsure at battle of Nile, 394 et seq.

Halsted, Captain, commands Namur, 466

Hamilton, Archibald, captain of Bombay Castle, 480

captain of Canada, 324

Hamilton, Lord, present in dispute on flagship, 83

Hamilton, Sir William, ambassador, 415

Hampton Court at taking of Foudroyant, 160

La Hogue, 37

Hannibal at Algeciras, 431, 433

taken by Suffren, 287

Hardy General (French), commands troops in expedition of Bombard, 399

Hardy Sir Charles, Admiral, 121

at battle of Quiberon, 189

convoys Lisbon trade, 119

Hardy, Sir Charles, son of above, at Louisbourg, 172

commands in Channel, 241, 242

in St. Lawrence, 174

Hardy, Sir Thomas Masterman, Vice-Admiral, captain of Mutine, 390

captain of St. George at Copenhagen;

with Nelson on Elephant, 426 et seq.

flag-captain at Trafalgar, 458

Hargood, Sir William, Admiral, commands Belleisle at Trafalgar, 458

Harland, Sir Robert, Admiral, second in command at battle of Ushant, 223, 226

Harrison, T., Captain, commands Venus at battle of Quiberon, 189

Harvey, Eliab, Captain, commands Temeraire at Trafalgar, 458

Harvey, John, Captain, commands Brunswick on 1st June, killed, 320

Harvey, Rear-Admiral, takes Trinidad, 483

Hastings, Captain, killed at La Hogue, 40

Hatherall, chaplain of Sandwich, his boldness to mutineers, 377

Havana taken, 196

Hawke, Sir E., Lord, Admiral, action with L’Etanduêre, 126, 127

at battle of Quiberon, 187, 194

at battle of Toulon, 113

command in Channel, 144

expedition to Rochefort, 167

his blockade of Brest, 182 et seq.

orders periodical visitation of dockyards, 134

resigns command in Channel, 145

scatters French convoy in Basque Roads, 169

succeeds Byng in Mediterranean, 158

Heath, Captain, at Cherbourg, 43

Heath, John, seaman, 90

Hébé, taken by Rainbow, 470

Hector, in squadron of D’Estaign, 223

Hector, takes Licorne, 223

Heliopolis, defeat of Turks at, 417

Heliopolis, enters Alexandria, 422

Henri, French, La Hogue, 38

Henry Addington, in action at Pulo Aor, 480

Herbert, A., at battle of Bantry Bay, 18, 19

at battle of Beachy Head, 24-29

Commissioner of Navy, 15

court-martial on, 31, 32

created Earl of Torrington, 20

dismissed from Admiralty, 23

sent to intercept James II., 17

Hercules, at battle of Camperdown, 351

Hercules, at battle of Quiberon, 189

Hermione, mutiny of, 383, 384

Hero, at battle of Quiberon, 189

at Porto Praya, 285

in action off Cape Ortegal, 466

in Hughes squadron in East Indies, 283

Héros, at battle of Quiberon, 190

at Trafalgar, 460

in squadron of Suffren, 285

Hervey, A. J., third Earl Bristol, Admiral, captain of Monmouth, in blockade of Brest, 186 et seq.

lands at Molines, 168

Hervey, The Hon. William, captain of Superb, court-martial on, 90 et seq.

Hesse-Darmstadt, Prince of, at taking of Gibraltar, 65 et seq.

Heureux, at battle of the Nile, 395 et seq.

Hillyar, Sir James, Rear-Admiral, captain of Phœbe, 470

Hinchinbroke, East Indiaman, at Porto Praya, 285

Hinext, Captain, commands Beschermer at battle of Camperdown, 351

Hippopotame, at battle of Minorca, 152

Hjeelperen, at Copenhagen, 426 et seq.

Hoche (formerly Pêgase) in Bompard’s expedition, 399, 400

Hoche, Lazare, General, his expedition to Ireland, 335 et seq.

Hodges, William, quoted, 358

Hodgson, Major-General, at taking of Belleisle, 196

Hogue, La, battle of, 34, 43

Hohenlinden, battle of, 417

Holburne, Francis, Admiral, sails to America, 162

sent to support Boscawen, 141

squadron scattered by storm, 163

Holland, Captain, commands Wassenaer at battle of Camperdown, 351

Holland, in Dutch squadron, in 1781, 256

Holland, war declared with, 253

Holloway, Captain, arrested by mutineers at Spithead, 366

Holmes, Captain, occupies Embden, 169

Holsteen, at Copenhagen, 426 et seq.

Hood, Alexander, Lord Bridport, Admiral, commands Minerva at battle of Quiberon, 189

deceived by Bruix, 403, 404

fails to intercept Bompard, 399

fails to intercept Hoche, 337 et seq.

his action at Groix, 326 et seq.

ineffectual movements of, 342

mutinous combination in his squadron, 362

second in command to Howe, 324

Hood, Sir Samuel, Lord Admiral appointed to command in Mediterranean, 299

brings reinforcements to Rodney, 261

commands Venus, 178

Vice-Admiral, commands Zealous at battle of the Nile, 394 et seq.

his operations at St. Kitts, 274, 275

in battles of Dominica, 276, 279

in Mediterranean, 1794-1795, 328-330

joins Rodney, 275

leaves Antigua for North America, 267

leaves Sandy Hook for Barbadoes, 272

quoted, 226

serves with Graves, 268

superseded by Troubridge, 409

watches Fort Royal, expostulates with Rodney, 262

Hoorn, Dutch, La Hogue, 37

Hope, G., Captain, commands Defence at Trafalgar, 458

Hope, in action at Pulo Aor, 488

La Hogue, 37

Hope, Sir William, Vice-Admiral, commands Bellerophon, 310

Hopson, Major-General, in West Indies, 195

Hopsonn, Sir Thomas, Admiral, in attack on Vigo, 61

present in dispute on flagship, 83

Hosier, Francis, Vice-Admiral, his death in West Indies, 102

Hoste, Sir William, at battle of Lissa, 488

Hotham, Sir William, Admiral, actions with Martin, 330-331

commands Adamant at battle of Camperdown, 252

commands under Hood, 330;

succeeds him, ibid.

his convoy taken by La Motte Picquet, 263

resigns, 332

sails from New York to West Indies, 236

Howe, Richard, Earl, abused in newspapers, 301

action with Villaret-Joyeuse on 28th May 1794, 311

appointed to command in Channel, 299

at sea, 325

at sea, 1794, 323

commands Dunkirk in Boscawen’s squadron, 141

commands in North America, 219

commands Magnanime at battle of Quiberon, 189 et seq.

his signals, 470

in battle of 1st June 1794, 316, 320

in winter of 1793-1794, 305

operations in 1793, 300-301

operations of, at New York and Rhode Island, 230-235

pacifies mutineers at Spithead, 369

pursues French, 309

reconnoitres Brest, 308

relieves Gibraltar, 280, 282

sails from St. Helens, 306

state of his fleet in 1794, 307

statement of grievances of sailors sent to, 363

Howe, Sir William, General, commands in North America, 219

Hubert, J. J., commands Indomptable at Trafalgar, 460

Hudson, Captain, of Pendennis, his death, 93

Hughes, Sir Edward, Admiral, commands in East Indies, 283 et seq.

his engagements with Suffren, 288, 292

Hugues, Victor, in West Indies, 483, 484

taken at Cayenne, 484

Humbert, General, his invasion of Ireland, 398

Hume, James, Captain, killed in attack on French convoy, 170

Hunter, sloop at Louisbourg, 173

Hult, John, Captain, commands Queen in Howe’s fleet, 313

Hyder Ali, Sultan of Mysore at war with East India Company, 283 et seq.

death of, 291

Hyères, British fleet at, 111

Illustre, French, La Hogue, 38

Illustrious, in first action between Hotham and Martin, 331

Immortalité, in expedition of Bompard, 399

Imperieuse, her activity, 488

Impétueux, taken on 1st June, 321

Impregnable, on 1st June, 319

Indefatigable, attacks Droits de l’homme, 340, 342

commanded by Pellew, 337

Indivisible, flagship of Ganteaume, 421

Indomptable, at Trafalgar, 460

in action at Algeciras, 430 et seq.

in expedition to Ireland, 339

in fleet of Bruix, 403

in fleet of Villaret-Joyeuse, 313 et seq.

Industry, victualler with Anson’s squadron, 108

Infernet, L. A. C., commands Intrépide at Trafalgar, 460

Inflexible, at battle of Quiberon, 190

Inflexible, in mutiny at Nore, 370

threatens to fire into San Fiorenzo, 372

Infödstretten, at Copenhagen, 426 et seq.

Inglis, J., Captain, commands Belliqueux at battle of Camperdown, 352

Inscription, Maritime. See Classes, and Navy, French Royal

Intendant de marine, des Armées navales. See Navy, French Royal

Intrepid, at battle of Minorca, 152

in action with La Clue, 180

in fleet of Graves, 312

loses topmast, 153

Intrepide, at battle of Quiberon, 189

Intrépide, at battle of Quiberon, 190

at Trafalgar, 460

in action of 14th October 1747, 126

Invincible, in fleet of Bruix, 403

Ionian Islands, retaken from French, 402

Irresistible, at battle of Cape St. Vincent, 345, 349

joins Jervis, 343

Irwin, T., captain of Prince George, 346

Isis, action with César, 235

at battle of Camperdown, 352

at Copenhagen, 426 et seq.

in squadron of Hughes, 283

with Howe at New York, 231

Iviça, British and Spanish fleets meet at, 302

J. J. Rousseau, in fleet of Bruix, 403

Jacobin, on 1st June, 319

Jacobson, Captain, commands Cerberus at battle of Camperdown, 351

Java, loss of, mentioned, 474

Java, island of, taken, 484

Jean Bart, in fleet of Bruix, 403

Jean Bon Saint André, French delegate, 306, 307

Jemmapes, in fleet of Bruix, 403

in squadron of Allemand, 477

Jenkins, John, master of Rebecca, ill-used by Spaniards, 100

Jenkins’s Ear, war of, 102

Jennings, Sir John, commands expedition to West Indies, 53

Jervis, Sir John, Earl St. Vincent, defeats Spaniards near Cape St. Vincent, 344, 349

establishes his blockade of Brest, deceived by Ganteaume, 421

evacuates Mediterranean, 333

First-Lord, his policy of inquiry and reform, 437-438 note

goes to Lagos and then Lisbon, 386

his movements during the cruise of Bruix, 405-407

in West Indies, 482, 483

letter to Keppel, 226

ordered to detach two ships of line into Mediterranean, 388

prevents mutiny off Cadiz, 381, 382

First-Lord, takes command in Mediterranean, 332

to command in West Indies, 299

John, Archduke, defeated at Hohenlinden, 417

Johnston, Major, heads mutiny against Bligh, 370

Johnstone, George, “Governor,” in action at Porto Praya and at Cape of Good Hope, 283, 284

Joinville, Prince de, quoted, 324

Jones, R., Captain, in action at Boulogne, 435

Jonquière, M. de la, French naval officer, defeated by Anson, 123, 124

Jupiter, at battle of Camperdown, 351 et seq.

Jupiter, at Porto Praya, 285

Juste, at battle of Quiberon, 190 taken on 1st June, 321

Justice, reaches Alexandria, 420

Jylland, at Copenhagen, 426 et seq.

Keats, Sir Richard Goodwin, Admiral, captain of Boadicea, 399

ships Spanish troops at Fünen, 487

taken by Ganteaume, 423

Keith Elphinstone, Lord Keith, at Cadiz, 419

at siege of Genoa, 415

blockades Cadiz, 404

commands in Downs, 438

driven from Cadiz by French, 404

his pursuit of Bruix, 408

in expedition to Egypt, 420, 421

pursues Ganteaume, 422

suppresses mutiny at Plymouth, 380

takes Cape, 483

takes command against mutineers at Nore, 378

takes command in Mediterranean, 412

Kempenfelt, Richard, defeats Guichen, 272, 273;

his death, ibid.

his signals, 470

Kent, La Hogue, 37

Keppel, Augustus, Viscount, at Admiralty, 280

at Battle of Ushant, 223, 226

at Canaries, takes Gorée, 172

at taking of Belleisle, 196

commands Torbay at battle of Quiberon, 189

commands Western squadron, 221

court-martial on, 228

expedition to coast of Africa, 171, 172

his quarrel with Palliser, 226, 227

in blockade of Brest, 186

takes Braddock to America, 141

Kerjulien, J. M. C., commands Pluton at Trafalgar, 460

Kersaint, Captain de, commands Thesée at battle of Quiberon, 190

attacks Cape Coast Castle, and has action with Commodore Forrest, 170, 171

Kidd, Dandy, captain of Wager, in Anson’s squadron, 107

Killala, French land at, 398

Killigrew, Admiral, fails to intercept Châteaurenault in Straits of Gibraltar, 24;

convoys trade to England, ibid.

in joint commission of 1691, 32,

and in 1693, 45

King, R., Captain, commands Achille at Trafalgar, 458

King, Sir Richard, Admiral, in action of 17th February 1782, 288

Kingfisher, mutiny averted in, 382

Kingston, at battle of Minorca, 152

at battle of Quiberon, 189

Kinsbergen, captain of Admiral General, 256

Kirby, captain of Defiance, his misconduct, 92

shot, 93

Kirke, Colonel, his misconduct at Londonderry, 20-22

Kirkpatrick, John, captain of Henry Addington, 480

Kjöge Bay, British fleet in, 429

Kléber, General, in command in Egypt, 416

murdered, 417

Knight, Sir John, Admiral, commands Montagu at battle of Camperdown, 352

convoys General Craig’s troops, 449

Knowles, Sir Charles, Admiral, his services in West Indies, 105

Knowles, Sir Charles Henry, Admiral, son of the above, commands Goliath at battle of Cape St. Vincent, 346

Koning Wilhelm, Dutch, La Hogue, 37

Kosseir, Indian troops landed at, 421

Kraft, Captain, commands Alkmaar at battle of Camperdown, 351

Kronborg, at Copenhagen, 426 et seq.

La Bourdonnais, Bertrand Mahé de, forms squadron at Île de France, 129

his character and plans, 128

his operations on Coromandel coast, and his end, 130, 131

La Clochetterie, captain of Belle Poule, 223

La Clue, action with Boscawen and death, 179, 182

at battle of Minorca, 152

commands squadron at Toulon, 176

takes refuge in Carthagena, 159 et seq.

La Crosse, Captain, Baron, commands Droits de l’homme, 339-342

Laforey, Sir John, Captain, commands Spartiate at Trafalgar, 458

Admiral, boards Prudent, 173, 174

La Galissonière, French Admiral, commands squadron at Minorca, 152 et seq.

La Guayra, attack on, 105

Lally, Count, in East Indies, 198, 202

Lambert, captain of Saturn, 427 et seq.

Lamesle, captain of Indomptable, 313

La Motte Picquet, captures Hotham’s convoy, 263

reinforces D’Estaign, 239

Lancaster, at battle of Camperdown, 352

at battle of Minorca, 152

Lángara, Juan de, Spanish Admiral, at Toulon, 302

defeated by Rodney, 246

escorts Richery, and goes to Toulon and to Carthagena, 330

Langle, Vicomte de, Captain, commands Solitaire at battle of Quiberon, 190

Languedoc, action with Renown, 235

flagship of D’Estaign, 229

L’Annibal, in squadron of Suffren, 285

La Nymphe, reports departure of Grasse to Rodney, 267

Laprévalais, Chevalier de, Captain, commands Eveillé at battle of Quiberon, 190

La Prudente, detached by Kempenfelt, 273

Larkins, Thomas, Captain of Warren Hastings, 480

L’Artésien, in squadron of Suffren, 285

Latouche-Tréville, Admiral, commands Toulon fleet, 444

his death, 445

Laurier, French, La Hogue, 38

Laureston, General, quoted, 467

Lawford, captain of Polyphemus at Copenhagen, 426 et seq.

Leake, Sir John, at battle of Malaga, 65

in battle of Bantry Bay, 19

in command on coast of Spain, 53, 54

joins Rooke, 61

raises siege of Londonderry, 21

relieves Gibraltar, 67

Leander, at battle of the Nile, 394 et seq.

in attack on Santa Cruz, 387

sent home with despatches, and taken, 401

Lee, Captain, commands Courageux, 466

Le Gardeur de Tilly, takes Romulus, 260

Legge, Hon. Edward, captain of Severn in Anson’s squadron, 107

Legion des Francs, and Noire, what were, 335

Lejoille, Captain, commands Généreux at battle of the Nile, 395

Le Maire Straits, Anson’s squadron in, 108

Lenox, La Hogue, 37

Leopard, recaptured from mutineers, 379

L’Epée. See Navy, French Royal

Leso, Blas de, Spanish naval officer, defends Carthagena, 104

Lestock, at battle of Toulon, 112 et seq.

Richard, Admiral, brings reinforcements to Haddock, 109

commands attack on French coast, 123

court-martial on, 115

on bad terms with Mathews, 110

put under arrest by Mathews, 113

L’Etanduère, Desherbiers de, French Admiral, defeated by Hawke, 126, 127

Letellier, J. M., commands Formidable at Trafalgar, 460

Levant, Vice-Admiral du, See Navy, French Royal

Levassor de Latouche, Captain, commands Dragon at battle of Quiberon, 190

Leviathan, at Trafalgar, 458

in Howe’s fleet, 311

with Howe at New York, 231

Lexington, skirmish at, 218

Ley, Captain, quarrel with Norris, 83

Leyden, at battle of Camperdown, 351

Dutch, La Hogue, 37

Lichfield, wrecked on coast of Morocco, 171

Licorne, taken, 223

Lillingston, Luke, Colonel, his quarrel with Captain Wilmot, 35 et seq.

Lincoln, American general, besieges Savannah, 240

Linois, Durand, Admiral, at Algeciras, 431-433

in East Indies, 480

Lion, action with Elizabeth, 122

blockades Malta, 401

La Hogue, 37

Lion, at battle of Minorca, 152

in squadron of Allemand, 477

Lissa, battle of, 488

Lizard, action off the, 78

Lloyd, Captain, court-martial on, 115

Lloyd, Captain David, follows James II. into exile, Jacobite agent, 16

tempts captains to treason, 35

Loades, Captain, brings away stores from Cadiz, 59

Lochner, J. Christ., captain of Ocean, 480

Lockhart, afterwards Lockhart-Ross, Sir John, Vice-Admiral, commands Chatham at battle of Quiberon, 189

Lodi, reaches Alexandria, 420

Loire, in expedition of Bompard, 399

London, flagship of Admiral Colpoys at Spithead, 364 et seq.

flagship of Sir Hyde Parker, 424 et seq.

La Hogue, 37

off Cadiz, story of warning to, 382

Londonderry, siege of, 20-22

Lord High Admiral, office in commission after 1688, 5

L’Orient, in East Indies, 286 et seq.

wrecked, 290

Loudoun, Lord, plans attack on Louisbourg, 162

Louis, Sir Thomas, Rear-Admiral, commands Minotaur at battle of the Nile, 394 et seq.

Louisbourg, taken, 122, exchanged for Madras, 132

taken, 171, 173

Lucas, J. J. E., commands Redoutable at Trafalgar, 460

Ludlow Castle, commanded by Rodney, 178

Lunéville, treaty of, 417

Luttrell, Temple, on inefficiency of the Press, 215

on waste in navy, 209

Lynn Haven, battle of, 268, 269

Lyonne, M. de, French minister of marine, 9

Lys, taken by Boscawen, 142

M‘Cleverty, captain of Gibraltar, 179

Macdonel, E., commands Rayo at Trafalgar, 460

Macnémara, Comte de, French naval officer, accompanies convoy for America, 141

Madeira occupied, 482

Madras, exchanged for Louisbourg, 132

taken by La Bourdonnais, 131

Maegd van Dort, Dutch, La Hogue, 37

Magendie, J. J., captain of Bucentaure at Trafalgar, 460

surrenders Africaine, 421

Magnanime, at battle of Quiberon, 189

in action off Tory Island, 400

Magnanime, in squadron of Allemand, 477

Magnifique, at battle of Quiberon, 190

French, La Hogue, 38

Magon, Admiral, joins Villeneuve in West Indies, 448

Rear-Admiral, at Trafalgar, 460

Mahon, Port, in Minorca. See Minorca

Maidstone, at battle of Quiberon, 189

reports approach of D’Estaign, 230

Maire Guiton, French prize, 308

Maistral, E. T., commands Neptune at Trafalgar, 460

Maitland, General, commands troops at Quiberon, 418

Maitland, Sir Frederick Lewis, Rear-Admiral, suppresses mutiny in Kingfisher, 382

Majestic, in battle of 1st June, 320

at battle of the Nile, 394 et seq.

sent to Gibraltar, 401

Majestueux, in squadron of Allemand, 477, 478

Malaga, battle of, 65, 66

Malta, surrender of, 412

taken by French, 389

Manila taken, 196

Mann, Rear-Admiral, captain of Cerberus, 250

his blockade of Cadiz and return to England, 332-333

Mann, Sir Horace, minister at Florence, quoted, 111

Mansfield, J. M., Captain, commands Minotaur at Trafalgar, 458

Maplesden, J., Captain, commands Intrepide at battle of Quiberon, 189

Marcouf Islands, English post on, attacked, 386

Marengo, battle of, 415

Marengo, flagship of Linois, 480

Marigalante taken, 484

Marine Society founded, 143

Marines, organised, 144

two regiments of, raised, 15

Marlborough, at Toulon, 113

in Howe’s fleet, 310

in mutiny at Spithead, 364

mutiny in, 382, 383

Marmorice Bay, expedition to Egypt, anchors in, 420

Maro, at Copenhagen, 426 et seq.

Mars, at battle of Quiberon, 189

at Trafalgar, 458

Mars helps to take Northumberland, 119

Marseilles, action with Preston, 235

in squadron of D’Estaign, 229

Marsh, Captain, takes Senegal, 171

Marshal, Samuel, captain of Arethusa, 223

Martel, captain of Belliqueux, 175, 176

Martin, G., Captain, commands Irresistible at battle of Cape St. Vincent, 346

Martin, William, Admiral, enforces neutrality of Naples, 111

Martin, French Admiral, actions with Hotham, 330, 331

sails from Toulon, 330

Martinique attacked, 481

taken, 482

restored, 484

retaken, ibid.

Massena, Marshal, his defence of Genoa, 415

Mathews, Thomas, Admiral, commander-in-chief in Mediterranean, and envoy plenipotentiary to Italian princes, 110

at Turin, 111

court-martial on, 114, 116

fights battle of Toulon, 112 et seq.

joins fleet at Hyères, 111

Maure, French, La Hogue, 38

Mauritius (Ile de France) taken, 484.

Mautort, Chevalier de, quoted, 287

May, Rear-Admiral, quoted, 315

Maydman, Henry, author of Sea Politics, quoted, 97

Mayne, Perry, Admiral, presides over court-martial on Mathews, 117

charged with contempt of court, ibid.

Mazaredo, José, goes to Brest with Bruix, 408

refuses command of Spanish fleet, 344

Meadows, General, commands troops in Johnstone’s squadron, 283

Medée, in Savary’s squadron, 398

taken by Boscawen, 142

Medenblick, Dutch, La Hogue, 37

Medusa, Nelson hoists flag in, 434

Melampus, in action off Tory Island, 400

Melville, General, invents carronade, 469

Ménage, General, French, commands troops in expedition of Bompard, 399

Ménou, General, commands French troops in Egypt, 417

Menses, Rear-Admiral, at battle of Camperdown, 351

Mercier, Captain de, commands Triton at battle of Minorca, 152

Mercure, at battle of the Nile, 395 et seq.

Meriton, Henry, captain of Exeter, 480

Merveilleux, French, La Hogue, 38

Middleton, Sir Charles, Lord Barham, Admiral, quoted, 351

orders concentration off Ferrol, 450

Milford, commanded by Captain Moses, 83

Military Ports, French, 9

Miller, Ralph Willett, Captain, commands Captain at battle of Cape St. Vincent, 346

commands Theseus at battle of the Nile, 394 et seq.

Minerva, at battle of Quiberon, 189

reports position of Spaniards, 345

Minorca, battle of, 151, 154

besieged and taken by French, 147, 154

besieged by allies and taken, 254

invaded, 145

occupied, 402

Minotaur, at battle of the Nile, 394 et seq.

at Trafalgar, 458

narrow escape at Genoa, 415

sent to Gibraltar, 401

Minto, Earl, see Elliot, Sir Gilbert

Miquelon taken, 481

Missiessy, Baron, Admiral, his cruise to West Indies, 445-446

Mitchell, Cornelius, Captain, his misconduct in West Indies, 105

court martial on, 106

Mitchell, Sir David, Vice-Admiral, commands in Mediterranean, 57

Mitchell, M., Captain of Pearl in Anson’s squadron, 107

commands Isis at battle of Camperdown, 352

Modéré, French, La Hogue, 38

Modeste, cutting out of, 186

taken at Lagos, 182

Moffat, William, captain of Ganges, 480

Molines, island of, ransomed, 168

Molloy, Anthony James Pye, Captain, commands Cæsar in Howe’s fleet, 312

Molucca, Dutch islands taken, 483

Monarca at Trafalgar, 460

Monarch, at battle of Camperdown, 352

at Copenhagen, 426 et seq.

Monarque, execution of Byng on, 156

Monarque, French, La Hogue, 38

Monckton, Major General, in West Indies, 196

Monk, La Hogue, 37

Monmouth, at battle of Camperdown, 352

at taking of Foudroyant, 159, 161

in Hughes squadron, 283 et seq.

La Hogue, 37

on coast of Brittany, 168

violence of mutineers in, 377

Montagnard, deserts Villaret-Joyeuse, 313

Montagne, flagship of Villaret-Joyeuse, 319

Montagu, Admiral, off Brest, 321

Montagu, William “Mad Montague,” 124

Montagu, Sir George, Admiral, sent to intercept French convoy, 306 et seq.

Montague, at battle of Camperdown, 352

at battle of Quiberon, 189

in battle of 1st June, 320

La Hogue, 37

Montanes, at Trafalgar, 460

Mont Blanc, at Trafalgar, 460

detached by Howe, 313

in fleet of Bruix, 403

taken off Cape Ortegal, 466

Monte Video, occupied, 485

Montgomery, his attack on Quebec, 218

Moore Sir John, Admiral, in the West Indies, 195

Moorsom R., Captain, commands Revenge at Trafalgar, 458

Morard de Galle, French Admiral, appointed to command in Channel, 300

sails with Hoche, 337 et seq.

Morbihan. See Quiberon

Mordaunt, General, with Hawke in attack on Rochefort, 167

Moreau, General, defeats Austrians at Hohenlinden, 417

Morel Henri, Captain, commands Téméraire, 314

Moreno, Juan Joaquin, in action at Algeciras, 430

Morla, General, governor of Cadiz, 419

Morning Chronicle quoted, 449

Morocco, Emperor of, is paid ransom for crew of Lichfield, 171

Morogues. See Bigot de

Morris J. N. captain, commands Colossus at Trafalgar, 458

Moses, William, captain of Milford, story of, 83, 84, 85

Mosse, captain of Monarch at Copenhagen, 426

Mountjoy, at Londonderry, 21

Moutray, John, Captain, his convoy taken, 252-253

Mucius, on 1st June, 319

Muiron, in action at Algeciras, 430 et seq.

Mulgrave, Lord, see Phipps, Constantine John

Munden, Sir John, Rear-Admiral, his failure at Corunna, 64

Munickendam, Dutch, La Hogue, 37

Munro, Sir Hector, General, takes Pondicherry, 282

Murat, Marshal and King of Naples, subdues Italy, 417

Murray, G., Captain, commands Colossus at battle of Cape St. Vincent, 346

captain of Edgar, at Copenhagen, 426

Murray, Commissary, in Wilmot’s expedition, 87

Murray, Honourable G., Captain of Trial in Anson’s squadron, 107

Muskeyn, attacks Marcouf Islands, 386

Musquetier, Captain, commands Leyden at battle of Camperdown, 351

Mutine, brings news to Nelson, 390

Namur, at battle of Cape St. Vincent, 346

at battle of Quiberon, 189

commanded by Boscawen, 141

flagship of Boscawen in action with La Clue, 179, 183

flagship of Admiral Matthews at Toulon, 112

in action off Cape Ortegal, 466

in battle of Dominica, 279

joins Jervis, 343

unfit for service, 109

Napoleon Bonaparte, appointed General of the Army of England, 385

at Toulon, 303

coup d’état of 18 Brumaire, 411

escapes from Egypt, 409, 410

gives Villeneuve conditional leave to go to Cadiz, 452

his aggressions, 436

his anger, 454

his anger with Villeneuve, 446

his campaign in Italy, 332

his endeavour to reinforce army in Egypt, 416 et seq.

his threat of invasion considered, 420, 440

imprisoned in Egypt, 401

plans concentration of forces in Channel, 442, 445

sails to invade Egypt, 389

Nassau, Count of, commands Dutch troops on coast of Spain, 56

Navarro, José de, Spanish Admiral, at battle of Toulon, 112

blockaded by Haddock, 110

goes to Toulon, 110

joins French squadron, 110

sails from Cadiz, 110

Navigation Laws, manning clauses suspended, 143

Navy, British Royal, effect of Revolution on, 1, 2

administrative corruption, 207-210

administrative reforms of, 132-133

Discipline Act of 1749 passed 137, 138

disposition of, in 1778, 212-213

growth of, between 1793 and 1815, 468

improved discipline of, 205-207

improvement in ships of, 136

increase of, till 1783, 211

internal condition of, 471-474

manning of, 213-216, 218, 219

pay of seamen increased, 476

ships in commission, 1803, 438

strength and disposition of, 1803, 440

strength of, in 1688, 14

in 1739, 101

in 1756, 145

in 1778, 211

in 1781, 253

in 1793, 298

Navy, Dutch, state of, 1778, 217, 218

Navy, French Royal, condition in 1778, 216, 217

organisation of, 8, 14

ruined by Revolution, 295, 298

strength of, in 1756, 146

French Imperial, strength in 1803, 439

French National, strength in 1793, 298

Navy, Spanish, condition in 1778, 217

Neale, Sir Harry Burrard, admiral-captain of San Fiorenzo, 371

Nelson, Sir Horatio, Viscount, at battle of Cape St. Vincent, 345-349

at battle of Copenhagen, 424, 430

at Kjöge and Revel, 430

at Naples, 407

at Palermo, 404

captain’s servant, 96

detached to Santa Cruz, wounded, 387

fights battle of Trafalgar, 456-466

goes from Egypt to Naples, 401, 402

goes to Egypt, 446

misses Villeneuve, 447

offers his services, and sails for Straits, 455

operations against Invasion Flotilla, 434, 435

French expedition to Egypt, 390, 391

pursues Villeneuve, 448 et seq.

refits Vanguard on San Pietro, 389

rejoins fleet off Cadiz, and is detached up Mediterranean, 388

returns to England, 415, 453

returns to Straits, 450, 451

takes command in Mediterranean, 438

takes Généreux, 412

Vice-Admiral, loses an eye at Calvi, 329

watches Toulon, 444

Neptune, at Trafalgar, 458 et seq.

La Hogue, 37

lost, 325

Neptuno, at Trafalgar, 460

Nesmond, French Naval officer, escapes from La Hogue, q.v., 43

Nestor, in expedition to Ireland, 338

Neuf Thermidor (Jacobin renamed) lost, 325

Nevil, Vice-Admiral, commands expedition to West Indies, 53, 71

Newark, Boscawen hoists flag in, 182

Newcastle, Duke of, politician, 118

pushes on armaments, 143

Newport, operations round, 233, 234

Nidelven, at Copenhagen, 426 et seq.

Nielly, Rear-Admiral, French, sails to meet grain convoy, 305

in expedition to Ireland, 337

joins Villaret-Joyeuse, 314

takes Alexander, 324

Nightingale, G., Captain, commands Vengeance at battle of Quiberon, 189

Noailles, Marquis de, French Ambassador, announces treaty with Americans, 220

Noel, Captain, commands Princess Louisa at battle of Minorca, 152

Nonsuch, action with Actif, 263

with Howe at New York, 230

Nore, mutiny at, 369, 380

Norris, Richard, captain of Gloucester in Anson’s squadron, 107

takes refuge in Spain, 115

Norris, Sir John, Admiral of the fleet, in command in Mediterranean, 54

his quarrel with Captain Ley, 83

in command in Channel, 109

in Downs, 111

mentioned, 118

North Holland, Dutch, La Hogue, 37

Northern Coalition formed, 423

Northesk, Earl of. See Carnegie, William

Northumberland, at battle of Quiberon, 190

taken on 1st June, 321

Northumberland, La Hogue, 37

taken by French, 119

Nottingham, in action of the 14th October, 1747, 126

Nottingham, Lord, Secretary of State, his letter to fleet, 36

Nyborg, at Copenhagen, 426 et seq.

Nymphe, reports to Bridport, 403

O’Brien, L., Captain, commands Essex in battle of Quiberon, 189

commands Monarch at battle of Camperdown, 352

Ocean, flagship of La Clue, 180

in fleet of Bruix, 403

Ocean, in action at Pulo Aor, 480

Ogle, Sir Chaloner, Admiral, commands fleet in West Indies, 90

joins Vernon in West Indies, 104

suppresses the pirate Roberts, 98

Oglethorpe, General, his inquiry into state of prisons, 82

Onslow, Sir Richard, Admiral, second in command at battle of Camperdown, 352 et seq.

Orde, Sir John, Admiral, blockades Cadiz, driven off, 447

Ordonnance. See Navy, French Royal

Orford, Earl of. See Russell, Edward

Orient, at battle of Quiberon, 190

flagship of Brueys at the battle of the Nile, 395 et seq.

Oriente, at battle of Cape St. Vincent, 347

Orion, at battle of Cape St. Vincent, 345-346

at battle of Nile, 393

at Trafalgar, 458

in battle of 1st June, 320

joins Jervis, 343

joins Nelson, 388

sent to Gibraltar, 401

Ormonde, Duke of, commands troops on coast of Spain, 60, 61

Orgueilleux, French, La Hogue, 38

Orphée, at battle of Minorca, 152

Ortegal Cape, Sir Richard Strachan’s action off, 466

Osborn, or Osborne, Henry, Admiral, commands in Mediterranean, 158 et seq.

Ossory, La Hogue, 37

Otway, Sir Robert Waller, captain of London, 426 et seq.

Oxford, La Hogue, 37

Palliser, Sir Hugh, Admiral, Sea Lord, 210

court-martial on, 228;

return, ibid.

quarrel with Keppel, 226, 227

third in command at battle of Ushant, 223, 226

Pannetier, Chef d’escadre, takes French ships to St. Malo after La Hogue, 42

leaves St. Malo, 44

Paoli, Pasqual, Corsican leader, 328-330

Parejas, A., commands Argonanta at Trafalgar, 460

Parker, E. T., Captain, killed at Boulogne, 435

Parker, Richard, mutineer, his antecedents, 369-370

leads mutiny at Nore, 370, 380,

and execution, ibid.

quota man, 355

Parker, Sir Hyde, Vice-Admiral, called “Vinegar Parker,” commands in North Sea, 255-258

services in West Indies, 244 et seq.

Parker, Sir Hyde, Admiral, son of above, commands in Mediterranean, 332

in Baltic, 424

recalled, 429

Parker, Sir William, Admiral, brings reinforcements to Jervis, 343

at battle of Cape St. Vincent, 346

commands Audacious in Howe’s fleet, 311

Parry, Captain, commands Kingston at battle of Minorca, 152

Pasley, Rear-Admiral, wounded, 319

Sir Charles, General, quoted, 114, 413

Pasley, Sir Thomas, Admiral, commands advance squadron in Howe’s fleet, 310 et seq.

Pater, Captain, commands Bellona, 466

Patriote joins Villaret-Joyeuse, 309

Patriots, Political Party, 100, 101

Patton, Captain, warns Admiralty of mutiny at Spithead, 362

Paul, Czar, forms Northern Coalition, 423 et seq.

murder of, 429

Paulet, Lord Henry, captain of Defence, 426 et seq.

Pay of naval officers in 1694, 6

in 1700, 7

Payne, John Willett, Rear-Admiral, commands Russell in Howe’s fleet, 310

Pearce, Captain, suppresses mutiny in St. George, 382

Pearl, in Anson’s squadron, fails to round the Horn, 108

Pégase, in expedition to Ireland, 337

Pellew, Israel, Admiral, commands Conqueror at Trafalgar, 458

Pellew, Sir Edward, Lord Exmouth, Admiral, attacks Droits de l’homme, 340

blockades Ferrol, 438

captain of Indefatigable, 337

carries troops to Quiberon, 418

commands in East Indies, 481

quoted, 439

Pelt, Captain, court-martial on, 115

Pembroke, Earl of, raises regiment of marines, 15;

to be Lord High Admiral, 59

Peñas, Golfo de, wreck of Wager in, 108

Pendennis, in Benbow’s squadron, 93

Pénélope, successful cruise of, 478

Penmarch, Pointe de, See Quiberon.

Pension, Greenwich Hospital, compared to Chelsea, 361

Perle, French, La Hogue, 38

Perrée, Rear-Admiral, taken by Keith, 407;

killed, 412

Peuple Souverain, at the battle of the Nile, 395 et seq.

prize sent to Gibraltar, 401

Peyton, Edward, Captain, action with La Bourdonnais, 130;

his timidity, ibid.

commands Defence at battle of the Nile, 394 et seq.

succeeds Barnett, 129

superseded, 131

Phæton, at Algeciras, 431, 433

Philadelphia occupied, 219

Philipps, Baker, Lieutenant, surrenders Anglesea, shot, 121

Phipps, Constantine John, Baron Mulgrave, in admiralty, 210

Phips, Sir W., attacks Nova Scotia and Quebec, 52

Phœbe, sent to warn Colpoys, 338

sights Villeneuve, 447

takes Africaine, 420, 421

takes Essex, 470

Phœnix, at Londonderry, 21

in Byng’s squadron, 151

with Howe at New York, 231

Pigot, captain of Hermione, murdered, 384

Pigott, General, defends Newport, 233

in command in Rhode Island, 230

Pilford, J., Captain, commands Ajax at Trafalgar, 458

Pipon, Lieutenant, in destruction of Droits de l’homme, 342

Pique, warns Keith of approach of Ganteaume, 422

Pirates of Malabar Coast, 140

Plume, La. See Navy, French Royal

Pluto, fireship in action with French convoy, 169

Pluton, at Trafalgar, 460

Plymouth, at Algeciras, 431

La Hogue, 37

Pocock, Sir George, Admiral, in expedition to Havana, 196

in East Indies, 198-202

Poder, Spanish man-of-war, taken at battle of Toulon, burnt, 113

Pointis, M. de, defeated in Gibraltar Bay, 67

Pole, Sir Charles Morice, Admiral, action with Spanish squadron in Aix Roads, 411

Polyphemus at Copenhagen, 426

at Trafalgar, 458

Pompée at Algeciras, 431-433

chased by French, 477

Ponant, Vice-Admiral. See Navy, French Royal

Pondicherry, failure of English attack on, 132

taken, 481

Popham, Sir Home, Admiral, accused of malversation, 437, 438, note

lands troops from India in Egypt, 421

promotes attack on Spanish colonies 485

quoted, 360

Portland in action with La Clue, 180

joins Byng, 149

Porto Bello, blockaded by Hosier, 102

taken by Vernon, 103

Porto Novo, Suffren visits, 289

Porto Playa, action at, 284

Porto Rico, unsuccessful attack on, 484

Poulain, J. B. J. R., commands Héros at Trafalgar, 460

Powerful, at battle of Camperdown, 352

Prendergass, Jas., captain of Hope, 480

Prescott, General, co-operates with Hood at St. Kitts, 275

President joins Hood, 274

Press, inefficiency of, 215

Preston, action with Mars, 235

in North squadron, 1781, 256

with Howe at New York, 231

Price, captain of Viper, his account of his crew, 215

Prieur de la Marne, French delegate, 306

Prima cut out at Genoa, 415

Prince, at Trafalgar, 458

collision with Sans-Pareil, 342

Prince, French, La Hogue, 38

Prince George, at battle of Cape St. Vincent, 345

joins Jervis, 343

Prince Noir, at battle of Quiberon, 190

Princesa, Spanish man-of-war, 81

Princess Amelia, in North Sea squadron, 1781, 256

Princess Louisa, at battle of Minorca, 152

joins Byng, 149

Principe de Asturias, at Trafalgar, 460

Pringle, Captain, serves on American Lakes, 218

Printz, Dutch, La Hogue, 37

Prinz Casimir, Dutch, La Hogue, 37

Printzess, Dutch, La Hogue, 37

Pritchard, Captain, destroys French convoy in Berteaume Bay, 50

Privateers, American, activity of, 1774-1778, 220

British, excesses of, and legislation upon, 166, 167

Prize money, how distributed, 386

Promotion to flag rank regulated, 135

Proserpine, mutineers ill-use boatswain of, 373

Protecteur, in squadron of D’Estaign, 229

Provence, in squadron of D’Estaign, 229

Prövesteen, at Copenhagen, 426 et seq.

Prowse, William, Rear-Admiral, commands Sirius at Trafalgar, 462

Prudent, taken at Louisbourg, 173

Puerto Cabello, attack on, 105

Pulo Aor, action near, 480

Pulteney, General, threatens Ferrol and Vigo, 419

Purvis, captain of London, 382

Queen Charlotte, Howe’s flagship, 313 et seq.

Queen, in Howe’s fleet, 312

with Admiral Knight’s convoy, 449

Quevedo, J., commands San Leandro at Trafalgar, 460

Quiberon, battle of, 187, 194

expedition to, 418

French Royalists landed at, 326 et seq.

position of, 184

Quota-men, meaning of, 355

Raccord, Captain, commands Peuple Souverain at battle of the Nile, 395

Radstock, Lord. See Waldegrave, W.

Rainbow, armed with carronades, 469

Raisonable, at Copenhagen, 427 et seq.

joins Howe, 232

Ramatuelle, French writer on naval warfare, quoted, 164

Ramillies, at Copenhagen, 427 et seq.

flagship of Byng, 152

in battle of 1st June, 320

Raymondis, Captain de, commands Orphée at battle of Minorca, 152

Rayneval, Gérard de, French envoy goes to America with D’Estaign, 229

Rayney, Mr., Norris, confined in his cabin, 83

Rayo, at Trafalgar, 460

Real Carlos, blown up, 433

Real Felipe, Spanish man-of-war at Toulon, 112 et seq.

Rear-Admiral of Blue Squadron, ditto “in general terms,” difference between, 135

Rebecca, trading ship searched by Spaniards in West Indies, 100

Redmill, R., Captain, commands Polyphemus at Trafalgar, 458

Redoutable, at battle of Minorca, 152

destroyed at Lagos, 182

in fleet of Bruix, 403

at Trafalgar, 460

Régénérée, reaches Alexandria, 420

Renaudeau, lieutenant of Revolutionnaire, 311

Renaudin, captain of Vengeur, 320

promoted and sent to Mediterranean, 324

reaches Toulon, 326

Rendsborg, at Copenhagen, 426 et seq.

Renown, action with Lanquedoc, 235

joins Howe, 232

Rentone, Captain, his contempt of court, 117

Républicain, in battle of 1st June, 320

in fleet of Bruix, 403

lost, 325

Repulse, deserts mutineers, 379

Resolution, at battle of Quiberon, 189

La Hogue, 37

Resolue, in expedition of Bompard, 399

Restoration, La Hogue, 37

Retalick, Captain of Defiance at Copenhagen, 425 et seq.

Revel, escape of Russian squadron from, 430

Revenge, at battle of Minorca, 152

at battle of Quiberon, 189

at Trafalgar, 458

Revolution, in fleet of Bruix, 403

Revolutionnaire, on 28th May 1794, 311

Reynolds, Robert Carthew, Rear-Admiral, captain of Amazon, 340, 342

in blockade of Vannes, 186

Reyntjes, Vice-Admiral, at battle of Camperdown, 351

Richelieu, Duke of, invades Minorca, 147

Richery, Admiral, his cruise from Toulon, 331-334

Riddershap, Dutch, La Hogue, 37

Ripon, in East Indies, 282

Ripperda, Dutch, La Hogue, 37

Rivoli, taken by Victorious, 477

Robb, Lieutenant, recaptures Leopard from mutineers, 379

Roberts, Bartholomew, Pirate, suppressed by Sir C. Ogle, 98

Robust, in action of Tory Island, 400

Robuste, at battle of Quiberon, 190

Rochambeau, M. de, French naval officer, attacks English trade, 119

mentioned, 121

Rochefort, expedition against, 167

Rochemore, Captain, commands Hippopotame at battle of Minorca, 152

Rochester, in blockade of Vannes and battle of Quiberon, 186 et seq.

Roderick Random, referred to, 85

Rodney, Sir George, Lord, at St. Eustatius, 261, 262

blockades Havre, 178

early career and character, 244

relieves Gibraltar and proceeds to West Indies, 245, 246

goes to North America, 251

his final command in West Indies, 275, 279

his opinion of Lestock, 116

in West Indies, 196

in West Indies, 246, 251;

action to leeward of Martinique with Guichen, 248, 249

outmanœuvred by Grasse, 264, 266;

goes home, 267

Rohan, Chevalier de, Captain, commands Bizarre at battle of Quiberon, 190

Rollo, Lord General, at taking of Dominica, 196

Romaine, in expedition of Bompard, 399

in expedition to Ireland, 338

Romana, Marquis de la, General, embarked by English ships, 487

Romulus, taken by French, 260

Rooke, Sir George, at battle of Malaga, 65

commands in Mediterranean, 57

in attack on Cadiz, 60;

on Vigo, 61;

brings Archduke Charles to England and sails for Mediterranean, ibid. et seq.

sent to Baltic, 53;

at Cadiz and Vigo, ibid.

sent to coast of Scotland by Herbert, 17;

at Londonderry, 20, 22;

convoys troops to Ireland, ibid.

Roquefeuil, M. de, French admiral in Channel, 111

mentioned, 118

Rosily, Admiral, sent to supersede Villeneuve, 454

Ross. See Lockhart-Ross, Sir John

Rossem, Captain van, commands Vryheid at battle of Camperdown, 351

Rotheram, Edward, Captain, commands Royal Sovereign at Trafalgar, 458

Rouillé, M. de, French Minister of Marine, 146

Rowley, Sir Joshua, Admiral, commanded Montagu at battle of Quiberon, 189

reinforces Byron, 239

Rowley, Sir William, Admiral, at battle of Toulon, 115

blockades Carthagena, 122

Royal Catherine, La Hogue, 37

Royal George, at battle of Quiberon, 189 et seq.

in action at Pulo Aor, 480

in battle of 1st June, 320

sinking of, 273

Royal Oak, at battle of Toulon, 114

in action off Lizard, 78

La Hogue, 37

Royal Sovereign, at Trafalgar, 458

La Hogue, 37

on 1st June, 319

Ruby, in Benbow’s squadron, 93

La Hogue, 37

taken by French, 78

Rupert, at battle of Toulon, 114

La Hogue, 37

Russell, at battle of Camperdown, 351 et seq.

at Copenhagen, 426 et seq.

in Howe’s fleet, 310

Russell, Sir Edward, Lord Orford, his operations in the Mediterranean, 55, 57

in command at battle of La Hogue, q.v.

displaced from command, 44

restored, 47

sails to Mediterranean, 50

Rutherford, D. G., Captain, commands Swiftsure at Trafalgar, 458

Ruysen, Captain, commands Gelykeid at battle of Camperdown, 351

Rysoort, Captain van, commands Hercules at battle of Camperdown, 351

Saba, taken, 261

Sabran Grammont, Captain de, commands Content at battle of Minorca, 152

killed in action of La Clue with Boscawen, 186

Sacheverell, William, member of Board of Admiralty, 15

Safferay, Mr., assistant surgeon, commits suicide, 373

Sage, at battle of Minorca, 152

Sagittaire, in squadron of D’Estaign, 229

Sailors, how raised and paid, 15-16

Saint Aignan, Captain, commands Lion at battle of Minorca, 152

St. Albans, La Hogue, 37

Saint André, Duverger, Chef d’escadre, at battle of Quiberon, 190

St. Andrew, La Hogue, 37

St. Cas, British defeat at, 169

St. Catherine, in Brazil, Anson’s squadron at, 108

St. Christopher, or St. Kitts, taken, 274, 275

St. Clair, Lieutenant-General, commands troops landed in Brittany, 123

St. Eustatius, taken, 261, 262

retaken, 271

St. George, at Copenhagen, 426 et seq.

mutiny suppressed in, 382

stranded 343

St. Georges, M. de, French naval officer, defeated by Anson, 123, 124

St. Jago de Cuba, attack on, 105

St. Julian, Port, Anson’s squadron at, 108

St.-Lo, George, Captain, quoted, 356

Saint Louis, French, La Hogue, 38

St. Malo, flight of French to, 42

attacked by Benbow, 49

its privateering activity, 74

threatened, 168

St. Michael, La Hogue, 37

St. Michel, French, La Hogue, 38

St. Philippe, French, La Hogue, 38

St. Pierre, taken, 481

Saint Sauveur, M. de, French naval officer, killed at Boston, 235

St. Tropez, Spanish galleys burnt at, 110

St. Vincent, Earl. See Jervis, Sir John

St. Vincent Cape, battles near, 1780, 246;

1797, 346 et seq.

St. Vincent, island, in West Indies, captured by Trolong at Rumain, 240

taken by French, 483;

retaken, ibid.

Salcedo, J., commands Montanes at Trafalgar, 460

San Agustin, at Trafalgar, 460

San Domingo, British troops in, 481 et seq.

expedition to, 436

San Fiorenzo, escapes from mutineers, 374

in mutiny at Nore, 371 et seq.

San Francisco de Asis, at Trafalgar, 460

San Hermenegildo, blown up, 433

San Ildefonso, at Trafalgar, 460

San Josef, taken at battle of Cape St. Vincent, 348

San Juan Nepomuceno, at Trafalgar, 460

San Justo, at Trafalgar, 460

San Lazaro, Spanish fort at Carthagena, 105

San Leandro, at Trafalgar, 460

San Nicolas, taken at battle of Cape St. Vincent, 348

San Rafael, taken, 451

Sandwich, Earl of, at Admiralty, 118, 209, 227 et seq.

First Lord, 133

Sandwich, flagship at Nore, 370

La Hogue, 37

mutiny at Nore begins in, 371

Sans-Pareil, collision with Prince, 342

Sanspareil, English man-of-war, 76

Sans Pareil, French, La Hogue, 38

in battle of 1st June, 320

joins Villaret-Joyeuse, 314 et seq.

taken on 1st June, 321

Santa Ana, at Trafalgar, 460

Santa Cruz, attack on, 387

Santa Lucia, taken, 482

lost, 483

retaken, ibid.

Santissima Trinidad, at Trafalgar, 460

Sanzay, Vicomte de, commands Héros at battle of Quiberon, 190

Sapphire, at battle of Quiberon, 189

Saturn, at Copenhagen, 427 et seq.

Saumarez, Philip, Captain, killed in action of 14th Oct. 1747, 126

Saumarez, Sir James, Lord, at Algeciras, 430 et seq.

captain of Orion at battle of Cape St. Vincent, 346 et seq.

commands Orion at Nile, quoted, 393

takes squadron and prizes to Gibraltar, 401

Saumarez, Thomas, Captain, takes Belliqueux, 175

Saunders, Sir Charles, Admiral, at taking of Quebec, 196

returns from America, 188

succeeds Hawke in Mediterranean, 158

Saunier or Saulnier, Captain, captain of the Africaine, 421

commands Guillaume Tell at battle of the Nile, 395 et seq.

Savannah, besieged, 240

Savarof, Marshal, commands Russian troops in Italy, 413

Savary, Captain, carries General Humbert to Ireland, 398;

his second cruise, 400

Savoy, Duke of, ally of England, 61, 62

Scévola lost, 339

Schattershoff, Dutch, La Hogue, 37

Schomberg, Marshal, commands army in Ireland, 22

Scipion, at Trafalgar, 460

lost, 325

taken off Cape Ortegal, 416

Sclater, Captain, court-martial on, 115

Seahorse, in attack on Santa Cruz, 387

on coast of Egypt, 401

Seamen, bad treatment of, 94, 95

Sebastiani, General, at Constantinople, 487

Seduisant, wrecked, 338

Seignelay. See Colbert, de

Semillante, in action at Pulo Aor, 480

in expedition of Bompard, 399

Senegal taken, 171, 484

Serapis, deserts mutineers, 375

Serieux, French, La Hogue, 38

Sévère, in squadron of Suffren, 286 et seq.

the case of, 290

Severn, in Anson’s squadron, fails to round the Horn, 108

Sewolod taken, 486

Seymour, Lord Hugh, Vice-Admiral, commands Leviathan in Howe’s fleet, 311

Shannon, takes Chesapeake, 472;

her crew, 474

Shirley, governor of St. Kitts, 274

Shirley, Hon. W., commands Temple at battle of Quiberon, 189

Shovell, Sir Cloudesley, at battle of Malaga, 65

in Mediterranean, 53, 61;

his death, 54

knighted, 20

on coast of Ireland, 32;

at Hogue, La, battle of, q.v.

sails to join Rooke, 63

Shuldham, Molyneux, Baron, Admiral, command in North America, 219

Signal, the, at Trafalgar, 462

Sirius, at Trafalgar, 460

Sjcelland, at Copenhagen, 426 et seq.

Smith, Admiral, commands in Downs, 178

Smith, Sir William Sidney, Admiral, agrees to let French troops leave Egypt, 416

at Toulon, 303

commands in North Sea, 438

escorts Portuguese royal family to Brazil, 488

his anomalous position and actions on coast of Egypt and Syria, 409

informs Keith of value of Marmorice Bay, 420

Smith, Spencer, envoy at Constantinople, 409

Smollett, Tobias, 118

quoted 82, 85

Smyrna Convoy, attacked by Tourville, 45-47

Söhesten at Copenhagen, 426 et seq.

Solano, José de, Spanish admiral, brings reinforcements to West Indies, 250

Solebay, advance ship of Graves’ fleet, sights French, 268

Soleil Royale, burnt at Cherbourg, 43

fails to round La Hogue, 41

flagship of Conflans, 190 et seq.

French flagship, 29

La Hogue, 38

Solitaire, at battle of Quiberon, 190

Somerset, with Howe at New York, 231

Somerville, P., Captain, in action at Boulogne, 435

Souters, Captain, commands Batavier at battle of Camperdown, 351

Souverain, escapes from Boscawen, 182

French, La Hogue, 38

Spain declares war in 1779, 241

war with, 333

Spartiate, at the battle of the Nile, 395 et seq.

at Trafalgar, 458

Speedy taken, 431

Speke, H., Captain, commands Resolution at battle of Quiberon, 189

Spencer, Earl, First Lord, comes to Chatham, 373

Spencer, at Algeciras, 431, 433

Sphinx, at battle of Quiberon, 190

in squadron of Suffren, 285

Spithead, mutiny at, 362, 369

Stadden Land, Dutch, La Hogue, 37

Stadt Meeyden, Dutch, La Hogue, 37

Standard, at Corfu, 478

retaken from mutineers, 379

Stanhope, Sir T., commands Swiftsure at battle of Quiberon, 189

State-the-case-men, meaning of, 355

States General, at battle of Camperdown, 351

Stevens, Charles, Commodore, reinforces Pocock, 199

Stewart, Brigadier, commands troops on coast of Spain, 56

Stewart, Colonel, quoted, 428

Stewart, master of Brunswick, 320

Stirling Castle, La Hogue, 37

Stirling, Charles, Vice-Admiral, joins Calder, 450

Stockham, J., Lieutenant, commands Thunderer at Trafalgar, 458

Storij, Admiral, surrenders Dutch ships, 414

Rear-Admiral, at battle of Camperdown, 351 et seq.

Storr, J., captain of Revenge in battle of Quiberon, 189

Strachan, Sir John, Captain, commands Sapphire at battle of Quiberon, 189

Strachan, Sir Richard, Admiral, defeats Dumanoir, 466

fails to stop Allemand, 477

Strickland, Sir Roger, follows James II. into exile, 16

Stuart, General, occupies Minorca, 402

Stuart, Keith, Commodore, in North Sea, 255

Suœrdfisken at Copenhagen, 426 et seq.

Success sights Bruix off Oporto, 404

Suckling, Maurice, Captain, in action with Kersaint, 171

Suffolk, La Hogue, 37

Suffren de Saint Tropez, Pierre André de, early career, 284

attacks Johnstone at Porto Praya, 284

his campaign in Bay of Bengal, 286, 292

his death, 292

Suffren, in squadron of Allemand, 477

Sullivan, American general at Newport, 234, 235

Superb, 90

at Algeciras, 431, 433

flagship of Sir E. Hughes, 288

Superbe lost, 325

Suraj-ud-Daulah, Nabob of Bengal, 197-198

Surinam taken, 483

restored and retaken, 484

Sutton, Captain, at Porto Praya, 286

Swallow, at Londonderry, 20

sent to North America by Rodney, destroyed by privateers, 267

Swedish islands in West Indies taken, 483

Swiftsure, at battle of Nile, 394 et seq.

at battle of Quiberon, 189

at taking of Foudroyant, 159, 161

at Trafalgar, 458

in action with La Clue, 180

La Hogue, 37

on coast of Egypt, 401

taken by Ganteaume, 423

Swiftsure, at Trafalgar, 460

Sybille, actions with Forte mentioned, 302

Sylph pursues Bompard, 399

Talbot, Captain, commands Victorious, 477

Tarpen, at Copenhagen, 426 et seq.

Tate, commands French at Fishguard, 335

Teignmouth plundered by French, 31

Teignouse. See Quiberon

Téméraire, at Trafalgar, 458 et seq.

Téméraire, at battle of Minorca, 152

Téméraire, joins Villaret-Joyeuse, 314

taken at Lagos, 182

Temple, at battle of Quiberon, 189

Tergoes, Dutch, La Hogue, 37

Ternay, D’Arzac de, Chef d’escadre,

brings French troops to America, 251

Terpsichore in attack on Santa Cruz, 387

joins Nelson, 388

Terrible, damaged in battle of Lynn Haven, and sunk, 269

Terrible, French, La Hogue, 38

in fleet of Bruix, 403

on 1st June, 319

Thalia joins Jervis, 343

Thames, at Algeciras, 431, 433

The Royal William, La Hogue, 37

Thémes, successful cruise of, 478

Thésée, at battle of Quiberon, 190

Theseus, at battle of the Nile, 394 et seq.

in attack on Santa Cruz, 387

sent to Gibraltar, 401

Thevenard, Captain, commands Aquilon at the battle of the Nile, 395 et seq.

Thompson, Sir Charles, Admiral, at battle of Cape St. Vincent, 246

Thompson, Sir Thomas Boulden, Rear-Admiral, captain of Bellona at Copenhagen, 426 et seq.

commands Leander in battle of Nile, 394 et seq.

Thornborough, Sir Edward, Admiral, at Palermo, 478

Thunderer, at Trafalgar, 458

in battle of 1st June, 320

in Howe’s fleet, 311

joins Nelson, 455

Thurot, French privateer to sail from Dunkirk, 178

takes Carrickfergus;

his death, 195

Tigre, flagship of Sir S. Smith, 409

taken, 327

Timmins, John Fam, captain of Royal George, 480

Timoléon, at battle of the Nile, 395 et seq.

Tippoo, Sultan of Mysore, succeeds Hyder Ali, 291

Tobago taken, 265, 481

Tollemache, Thomas, General, mortally wounded at Brest, 51

Tonnant, at Trafalgar, 458

Tonnant at battle of Quiberon, 190

at the battle of the Nile, 395, et seq.

French, La Hogue, 38

in action of 14th October, 1747, 126

in D’Estaign squadron, 229

prize sent to Gibraltar, 401

Torbay, at battle of Quiberon, 189

Torin, Robert, captain of Coutts, 480

Torres, Rodrigo de, Spanish naval officer in West Indies, 104

Torrington, Earl of. See Herbert, Arthur

Torrington Viscount. See Byng, George

Tory Island, defeat of Bompard near, 399, 400

Touch, the Nelson, 457, 458

Touffet, C., commands Duguay-Trouin at Trafalgar, 460

Toulon, battle of, 112 et seq.

battle of, Parliamentary inquiry into, 114

occupation of, in 1793, 302, 303

Toulouse, Comte de, Admiral of France,

sails from Brest, 62, 63

at battle of Malaga, 65, 66

Tourville, Hilarion de Côtentin, Comte de, at battle of La Hogue. See Hogue, La.

Sails to attack Smyrna Convoy, 50

at Beachy Head, 24, 29;

his offshore cruise, 33

Tourville, in fleet of Bruix, 403

on 1st June, 319

Towry, G. H., Captain, commands Diadem at battle of Cape St. Vincent, 346

Trafalgar, battle of, 456 et seq.

Trajan joins Villaret-Joyeuse, 314

Tréhouart, French delegate, 301

Trekroner, at Copenhagen, 426 et seq.

Tremendous, on 1st June, 319

Trente-et-un Mai joins Villaret-Joyeuse, 314

Treslong, Captain van, commands Brutus at battle of Camperdown, 513

Trevor, Captain, present at dispute on flagship, 83

Trial, in Anson’s squadron, 107

Trident, at battle of Minorca, 152

with Howe at New York, 231

Trincomalee, Hughes anchors at, 289

taken by Sir E. Hughes, 283

taken by Suffren, 290

Trinidad, taken, 483

Triton, at battle of Minorca, 152

Triumph, at battle of Camperdown, 352

Triumphant, burnt at Cherbourg, 43

French, La Hogue, 38

Trogoff de Kerlessi, French Admiral, surrenders Toulon, 302

Trollope, Sir Henry, Admiral, commands Russell at battle of Camperdown, 351 et seq.

Trolong de Rumain, French partisan, takes St. Vincent, 240

Tronjolly, action with Sir E. Vernon, 282

relieves Pondicherry, ibid.

Troubridge Sir Thomas, Rear Admiral, at battle of Cape St. Vincent, 346 et seq.

at Santa Cruz, 387

brings reinforcements to Nelson, 390

refits the Culloden, 343

superseded in Egypt by Sir Sidney Smith, 409

taken prisoner, 308

unable to take part in battle of the Nile, 394 et seq.

Trouin, de la Barbinais, Luc, father of Duguay-Trouin, 75

Trullet, Captain, commands Guerrier at battle of the Nile, 395

Trullet Léonce, Captain, commands Timoléon at battle of the Nile, 395 et seq.

Tyler, captain of Warrior at Copenhagen, 427 et seq.

Tyler, C., Captain, commands Tonnant at Trafalgar, 458.

Tyrannicide, in fleet of Bruix, 403

in fleet of Villaret-Joyeuse, 313 et seq.

Tyrawley, Lord, Governor of Minorca, absent from post, 147

Union, at battle of Quiberon, 189

Uriarte, F. de, commands Santissima Trinidad at Trafalgar, 460

Ushant, battle of, 223-226

Vaillant, in squadron of D’Estaign, 229

Valdés, Cayetano, commands Neptuno, at Trafalgar, 460

Valiant, in battle of 1st June, 320

Valkyrien, at Copenhagen, 426 et seq.

Vandongen, captain of Revolutionnaire, killed, 311

Vanguard, dismasted in gale, 389

La Hogue, 37

Nelson’s flagship at battle of Nile, 388 et seq.

taken by Nelson to Naples, 401

Vannes, in Morbihan, French troops collected at, 184

Vansittart, Nicholas, Lord Bexley, envoy to Denmark, 424

Vanstabel, Admiral, and the grain convoy, 305

brings convoy to Brest, 322

French Rear-Admiral, escapes from Howe, 300

Rear-Admiral, brings home convoy, 314

Vaubois, General, surrenders Malta, 413

Vaudreuil, Comte de, killed in action of 14th Oct. 1747, 126

Vaudreuil, Rigaud, Marquis de, reinforces D’Estaign, 239

Vaughan, General, brings troops from North America to West Indies, 246

Velasco, Don Francisco de, Governor of Barcelona, 62

Velew, Dutch, La Hogue, 37

Vence, Rear-Admiral, pursued by Cornwallis, 326

Vendôme, Duke of, commands French army in Catalonia, 56

Venerable, at Algeciras, 431, 433

flagship of Duncan, 351

Vengeance, at battle of Quiberon, 188

Vengeur, in squadron of Suffren, 285

on 1st June, 320

Venus, brings news to Howe, 308

in battle of Quiberon, 189

Rodney hoists flag in, 178

Venus, helps to take Northumberland, 119

in Savary’s squadron, 398

Verdoorn, Captain, commands Delft at battle of Camperdown, 351

Vere, Dutch, La Hogue, 37

Vermandois, Count of, Admiral of France, 9

Vernon, Edward, Admiral, his early career, 102

in attack on Carthagena, 104, 105

returns home, quarrels with Admiralty, and dismissal, 106, 107

takes Porto Bello and threatens Carthagena, 103

Vernon, Sir Edward, action with Tronjolly in East Indies, 282

Vestale at battle of Quiberon, 190

Veteran, at battle of Camperdown, 352

at Copenhagen, 427 et seq.

Victorious, takes Rivoli, 477

Victory, flagship of Jervis at Cape St. Vincent, 346 et seq.

flagship of Sir John Balchen, lost, 121

La Hogue, 37

Nelson’s flagship, 455 et seq.

Vienne, Marquis de, Captain, commands Robuste at battle of Quiberon, 190

Vigilant, with Howe at New York, 231

Vigo, threatened, 419

Vilaine, River. See Quiberon

Vilarzel, Captain de, commands Redoutable at battle of Minorca, 152

Villaret-Joyeuse, French Admiral, at action of Groix, 326 et seq.

at battle of 1st June, 311, 321

at Quiberon, 300

commands Brest fleet, 306

his successive engagements with Howe, 28th and 29th May, and 1st June 1794, 310, 320

ordered to sea, 324 et seq.

orders to, 307

pursues Cornwallis, 326

sails from Brest, 308

takes Dutch convoy, 309

Villars de Labrosse, Captain, commands Glorieux at battle of Quiberon, 190

commands Guerrier at battle of Minorca, 152

Ville de Paris, collision of with Formidable, 342

story of sailor in, 382

taken from fleet by Jervis, 406, 407

Ville de Paris, flagship of Comte de Grasse, surrendered, 279

Villegris La, G. J. N., commands Mont Blanc at Trafalgar, 460

Villemadrin, C. E. L. H., commands Swiftsure at Trafalgar, 460

Villeneuve, Admiral, death of, 466

hears that he is to be superseded, and goes to sea, 456

his first sortie, 446

his flag in Guillaume Tell at battle of the Nile, 395 et seq.

his operation on north-west of Spain, 451, 453

his orders, 445 et seq.

leaves West Indies for Ferrol, 450

new orders to, 446;

his depression, ibid.

reaches Martinique, receives fresh orders, hears of arrival of Nelson, 448

sails from Toulon to L’Orient, 333

second sortie, and cruise to West Indies, 447 et seq.

succeeds Latouche-Treville, 445

turns to Cadiz, 454

Villette Mursay, Marquis de, French Admiral, at Beachy Head, 29

“Vinegar Parker.” See Parker, Sir Hyde

Viomesnil, commands troops in squadron of Destouches, 260

Viper, how manned, 215

Voltaire, his phrase about Byng, 157

Vryheid, at battle of Camperdown, 351 et seq.

Wade, captain of Greenwich, shot, 93

Wager, in Anson’s squadron, lost in Golfo de Peñas, 108

Wager, Sir Charles, Admiral, captures Spanish treasure ship, 68

in command in West Indies, 54

Wages, vote for, how distributed, 209

Waldegrave, W., Baron Radstock, Admiral, at battle of Cape St. Vincent, 346

Walker, captain of Isis at Copenhagen, 426 et seq.

Walker, Sir Hovenden, Admiral, his expedition to Quebec, 54

Walker, J., Captain, commands Monmouth at battle of Camperdown, 352

Wallace, Sir James, Admiral, captain of Nonsuch, 263

Wallace, William, mutineer, commits suicide, 379

Wallis, Sir Provo, admiral of fleet, captains’ servants, 96

Walpole, Horace, 118

his character of Mathews, 114

Walpole, Sir Robert, Prime Minister, consents to war with Spain, 100

his peace policy, 98

Walton, George, captain of Ruby, supports Benbow, 93

Ward, Captain, commands Culloden at battle of Minorca, 152

Wardour, Lieutenant, defies Parker, 378

Warley, in action at Pulo Aor, 480

Warren, Commodore, co-operates in taking of Louisbourg, 122

Warren Hastings, in action at Pulo Aor, 480

Warren, Sir John Borlase, defeats Bompard, 399-400

escorts General Pulteney to courts of France and Spain, 418-419

fails to intercept Ganteaume, 422

in command in Straits, 420

takes French royalists to Quiberon, 326 et seq.

Warrior, at Copenhagen, 427 et seq.

Warspight, at battle of Quiberon, 189

La Hogue, 37

in action with La Clue, 180

Wassenaer, at battle of Camperdown, 351

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