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Date Posted: 01:54:16 04/20/08 Sun
Author: Olivier
Subject: Re: Du Revest vs Saunders, Toulon, March 18 1757
In reply to: Albert Parker 's message, "Re: Du Revest vs Saunders, Toulon, March 18 1757" on 19:20:32 04/19/08 Sat

Waow !!!
I was sure that Sir Albert would provide me data, but I'm impressed by the quality and speed !! Thanks a lot !

I found that Saurin de Murat is an old Provencal family. I would bet on this spelling.

Do you know if the ships are given as a list or order of battle ?

Regards
>>Gentlemen,
>>I did not went on this forum for a while, and I'm
>>happy to see that it is still very active !
>>
>>I'm looking for order of battle of Du Revest escape
>>from Toulon, in the front of Saunders's fleet on March
>>18, 1757
>>
>>It looks that Du Revest fleet was of 4 ships, and
>>Saunders' one was composed of 5 ships. Or only 5 ships
>>tried to block french fleet, as Saunders took the
>>command of the Mediterranean Fleet previously
>>commanded by Hawke
>>
>>Thank for any input
>
>When Saunders intercepted du Revest three days out
>from Gibraltar and in the "Gut of Gibraltar," on April
>5, 1757 he had
>• Culloden, 74 (the first British 74 but converted on
>the stocks and not designed as such), Rear-Adm. Chas.
>Saunders, Capt. Smith Callis
>• Berwick, 64, Capt. Robt. Hughes
>• Princess Louisa, 60, Capt. John Lloyd
>• Guernsey, 50, Capt. M[ark] Milbank[e]
>• Portland, 50, Capt. Patrick Baird
>(Clowes, III, 169; Beatson, II, 60–61; Charnock, V,
>123n; commanders from Schomberg, VI, 244)
>Clowes, Beatson, and Charnock all agree that the
>French were to leeward. Princess Louisa and
>Guernsey caught up with du Revest and opened
>fire, but the French squadron escaped in the darkness
>and proceeded to Louisbourg.
>
>Capitaine de vaisseau du Revest had:
>• Hector, 74, du Revest
>• Achille, 64, CV Pannat
>• Vaillant, 64, CV Sauvins Murat (Troude) or Saurin de
>Murat (Lacour-Gayet)
>• Sage, 64, CV d'Abon (Troude) or Dabon (Lacour-Gayet)
>(Troude, I, 341; Lacour-Gayet, Louis XV, 508;
>Brun, I, 394)
>Brun calls the British squadron «trois vaisseaux et
>deux frégates,» apparently counting Saunders' two 50's
>as "frigates."

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