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HMS ''Ambuscade'' was a 32-gun
On 13 December 1798, ''Ambuscade'' captured a French merchantman, ''Faucon'', with a cargo of sugar and coffee bound for Bordeaux.
Disaster struck the following day. ''Ambuscade'' was blockading Rochefort, when the smaller French corvette captured her at the action of 14 December 1798. The court martial exonerated Captain Henry Jenkins of ''Ambuscade'', though a good case could be made that he exhibited poor leadership and ship handling. The French brought her into service as ''Embuscade''.
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, built in the Grove Street shipyard of Adams & Barnard at Depford in 1773. The French captured her in 1798 but the British recaptured her in 1803. She was broken up in 1810.
American Revolution
On 19 May 1778 she recaptured brig Mary. On 31 May 1778 she captured American brig "Charming Sally" near Cape Sambro. On 22 June 1779, after a short action, ''Ambuscade'' captured the Frenchbrig
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''Hélene'', which was the former Royal Navy 14-gun sloop
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. The Royal Navy took her back into service under her original name. Six days later ''Ambuscade'' captured the French privateer
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''Prince de Montbray''. The privateer was possibly out of Granville and under the command of Captain Boisnard-Maisonneuve.
captured the "private man of war" ''Américaine'' on 26 January 1781. She was armed with 32 guns and carried a crew of 245. ''Ambuscade'' shared in the proceeds of the capture.
French Revolutionary Wars
Circa June 1797, in the Caribbean, ''Ambuscade'' captured the 32-ton, 3-gun privateer cutter ''Buonaparte'', from Saint-Malo. She had a crew of 32 men under Captain F. Roussel. In August 1798 ''Ambuscade'', commanded by Captain Henry Jenkins, with and the hired armedcutter
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captured the chasse maree ''Francine'' . Then ''Ambuscade'' shared with and ''Stag'', in the capture on 20 November of the ''Hirondelle''.
On 13 December 1798, ''Ambuscade'' captured a French merchantman, ''Faucon'', with a cargo of sugar and coffee bound for Bordeaux.
Disaster struck the following day. ''Ambuscade'' was blockading Rochefort, when the smaller French corvette captured her at the action of 14 December 1798. The court martial exonerated Captain Henry Jenkins of ''Ambuscade'', though a good case could be made that he exhibited poor leadership and ship handling. The French brought her into service as ''Embuscade''.
Napoleonic Wars
On 28 May 1803, recaptured her. She had a crew of 187 men under the command of ''capitaine de vaisseau'' Fradin, and was 30 days out of Cap Francais, bound for Rochefort. The Royal Navy took her back into service as ''Ambuscade''. In March 1805, she was attached to Sir James Craig's military expedition to Italy. Along with , Craig'sflagship
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, and , ''Ambuscade'' escorted a fleet of transports to Malta.von Pivka, ''Navies''.
On 4 March 1807, ''Ambuscade'' captured the ship ''Istria''. ''Unité'', , and (or ''Weazle'') were in company and shared in the prize money.
Fate
''Ambuscade'' was broken up in 1810.
Notes, citations, and references
Notes Citations References * * * * * * Wareham, Tom (2001) ''The star captains: frigate command in the Napoleonic Wars''. (Annapolis, Md. Naval Inst. Press).Michael Phillips' ships of the old Navy
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