French frigate Manche (1803)
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The Manche was a 40-gun Hortense Class
frigate of the French Navy
.
She took part in operations at Île de France
under Captain François-Désiré Breton.
On 26 April 1809, she departed Port-Napoléon under Captain Jean Dornal de Guy in a squadron under Captain Hamelin, along with Créole
and Vénus
. The squadron managed to re-take Foulpointe in Madagascar, captured two prizes, and raided the British settlement at Tarapouly, in Sumatra
.
In 1810, she took part in the Battle of Grand Port
, contributing to the capture of HMS Iphigenia and the fort held by the British on Ile de France.
Hortense class frigate
Jacques-Noël Sané designed the Hortense class 40-gun frigates of the French Navy in 1802. Seven frigates were built to this new design between 1803 and 1807. Of the seven, one was wrecked at sea and the British Royal Navy captured four, taking three into service.* HortenseJacques-Noël Sané designed...
frigate of the French Navy
French Navy
The French Navy, officially the Marine nationale and often called La Royale is the maritime arm of the French military. It includes a full range of fighting vessels, from patrol boats to a nuclear powered aircraft carrier and 10 nuclear-powered submarines, four of which are capable of launching...
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She took part in operations at Île de France
Mauritius campaign of 1809–1811
The Mauritius campaign of 1809–1811 was a series of amphibious operations and naval actions fought to determine possession of the French Indian Ocean territories of Île de France and Île Bonaparte during the Napoleonic Wars...
under Captain François-Désiré Breton.
On 26 April 1809, she departed Port-Napoléon under Captain Jean Dornal de Guy in a squadron under Captain Hamelin, along with Créole
French brig Créole (1809)
The Créole was a three-masted schooner sloop of war of the French Navy.On 26 April 1809, she left île de France under captain Bouvet, part of Hamelin's squadron. She sailed to Manilla, where she captured a British and a Portuguese prize...
and Vénus
French frigate Vénus (1808)
The Vénus was a Junon class frigate of the French Navy.On 10 November 1808, she departed Cherbourg, bound for Île de France, where she served as Hamelin's flagship, leading a squadron also comprising the frigate Manche and the sloop Créole....
. The squadron managed to re-take Foulpointe in Madagascar, captured two prizes, and raided the British settlement at Tarapouly, in Sumatra
Sumatra
Sumatra is an island in western Indonesia, westernmost of the Sunda Islands. It is the largest island entirely in Indonesia , and the sixth largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 with a population of 50,365,538...
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In 1810, she took part in the Battle of Grand Port
Battle of Grand Port
The Battle of Grand Port was a naval battle between squadrons of frigates from the French Navy and the British Royal Navy. The battle was fought during 20–27 August 1810 over possession of the harbour of Grand Port on Île de France during the Napoleonic Wars...
, contributing to the capture of HMS Iphigenia and the fort held by the British on Ile de France.
Sources and references
- La Manche, frégate française : 1803-1810, Roger Lepelley, 1989 http://www.livres-chapitre.com/-L0X9D4/-LEPELLEY-ROGER/-LA-MANCHE,-FREGATE-FRANCAISE-:-1803-1810.html
- HAMELIN Emmanuel, amiral, baron (1768-1839)
- Une mission à l'Isle de France