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  • Action of 22 May 1812
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  • After a gunnery exchange that left all ships damaged, the frigates attempted to lose the ship of the line by sailing through a shallow pass, but they ran aground. Northumberland, her repairs completed, returned to the scene and bombarded Andromaque until her rigging caught fire, setting the entire ship ablaze. Unable to refloat herself and trapped by Northumberland, Ariane was scuttled by fire by her crew, and the French evacuated on the brig Mameluck.
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  • 174
  • 240
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Partof
  • the Napoleonic Wars
Date
  • 1812-05-22
Commander
  • Captain Galabert
  • Captain Henry Hotham
  • Captain Jean-Baptiste-Henri Féretier
  • Captain Nicolas Morice
  • Lieutenant John Weeks
Caption
  • --05-22
Casualties
  • 2
  • 5
Result
  • British victory
combatant
  • France
Place
Conflict
  • --05-22
abstract
  • After a gunnery exchange that left all ships damaged, the frigates attempted to lose the ship of the line by sailing through a shallow pass, but they ran aground. Northumberland, her repairs completed, returned to the scene and bombarded Andromaque until her rigging caught fire, setting the entire ship ablaze. Unable to refloat herself and trapped by Northumberland, Ariane was scuttled by fire by her crew, and the French evacuated on the brig Mameluck. Captains Jean-Baptiste-Henri Féretier and Nicolas Morice were found guilty of negligence in the loss of their ships, and forbidden from commanding for three years.