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- Action_of_4_August_1800 abstract "The Action of 4 August 1800 was a highly unusual naval engagement that took place off the Brazilian coast during the French Revolutionary Wars. A French frigate force that had been raiding British commerce off West Africa approached and attempted to attack a convoy of valuable East Indiamen, large and heavily armed merchant vessels sailing from Britain to British India and China, two ships sailing for Botany Bay, and a whaler sailing for the South Seas' whale fishery. The small British ship of the line HMS Belliqueux escorted the convoy, which otherwise had to rely on the ships' individual armament to protect them from attack. Due to their large size, the East Indiamen could be mistaken for ships of the line at a distance, and the French commander Commodore Jean-François Landolphe was un-nerved when the convoy formed a line of battle. Assuming his target to be a fleet of powerful warships he turned to escape and the British commander, Captain Rowley Bulteel, immediately ordered a pursuit. To preserve the impression of warships he also ordered four of his most powerful East Indiamen to join the chase.Belliqueux rapidly out ran Landolphe's flagship Concorde, leaving Landolphe with no option but to surrender without any serious resistance. The rest of the French squadron continued to flee separately during the night, each pursued by two East Indiamen. After an hour and a half in pursuit, with darkness falling, the East Indiaman Exeter came alongside the French Médée, giving the impression by use of lights that she was a large ship of the line. Believing himself outgunned, Captain Jean-Daniel Coudin surrendered, only discovering his assailant's true identity when he came aboard. The action is the only occasion during the war in which a British merchant vessel captured a large French warship.".
- Action_of_4_August_1800 causalties "None".
- Action_of_4_August_1800 commander Jean-Fran%C3%A7ois_Landolphe.
- Action_of_4_August_1800 commander Rowley_Bulteel.
- Action_of_4_August_1800 date "1800-08-04".
- Action_of_4_August_1800 isPartOfMilitaryConflict French_Revolutionary_Wars.
- Action_of_4_August_1800 place Brazil.
- Action_of_4_August_1800 result "British victory".
- Action_of_4_August_1800 strength "Frigates Concorde, Médée, and Franchise".
- Action_of_4_August_1800 strength "HMS Belliqueux, five East Indiamen, two Botany Bay ships, and a whaler".
- Action_of_4_August_1800 wikiPageID "23751423".
- Action_of_4_August_1800 wikiPageRevisionID "603825463".
- Action_of_4_August_1800 casualties "Concorde and Médée captured".
- Action_of_4_August_1800 casualties "None".
- Action_of_4_August_1800 commander "Captain Rowley Bulteel".
- Action_of_4_August_1800 commander "Commodore Jean-François Landolphe".
- Action_of_4_August_1800 conflict "--08-04".
- Action_of_4_August_1800 date "1800-08-04".
- Action_of_4_August_1800 hasPhotoCollection Action_of_4_August_1800.
- Action_of_4_August_1800 partof "the French Revolutionary Wars".
- Action_of_4_August_1800 place "Off the coast of Brazil".
- Action_of_4_August_1800 result "British victory".
- Action_of_4_August_1800 strength "Frigates Concorde, Médée, and Franchise".
- Action_of_4_August_1800 strength "HMS Belliqueux, five East Indiamen, two Botany Bay ships, and a whaler".
- Action_of_4_August_1800 subject Category:Conflicts_in_1800.
- Action_of_4_August_1800 subject Category:Naval_battles_involving_France.
- Action_of_4_August_1800 subject Category:Naval_battles_involving_Great_Britain.
- Action_of_4_August_1800 subject Category:Naval_battles_involving_the_British_East_India_Company.
- Action_of_4_August_1800 subject Category:Naval_battles_of_the_French_Revolutionary_Wars.
- Action_of_4_August_1800 type Event.
- Action_of_4_August_1800 type MilitaryConflict.
- Action_of_4_August_1800 type SocietalEvent.
- Action_of_4_August_1800 type Event.
- Action_of_4_August_1800 type ConflictEvent.
- Action_of_4_August_1800 type Event.
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- Action_of_4_August_1800 comment "The Action of 4 August 1800 was a highly unusual naval engagement that took place off the Brazilian coast during the French Revolutionary Wars. A French frigate force that had been raiding British commerce off West Africa approached and attempted to attack a convoy of valuable East Indiamen, large and heavily armed merchant vessels sailing from Britain to British India and China, two ships sailing for Botany Bay, and a whaler sailing for the South Seas' whale fishery.".
- Action_of_4_August_1800 label "Action of 4 August 1800".
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- Action_of_4_August_1800 sameAs Q4677365.
- Action_of_4_August_1800 sameAs Q4677365.
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- Action_of_4_August_1800 isPrimaryTopicOf Action_of_4_August_1800.
- Action_of_4_August_1800 name "Action of 4 August 1800".