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>hello Albert!! can you tell me the names of ships of >the line of the Bompart squadron (8 sol)? >commanders? >thanks >andres > > >>>There is another interesting passage in this book: >>>Bompar returned to Brest on November 7, 1759, with 8 >>>SoL’s; without even a single sick (!); he wished >>>greatly to join Conflans’ expedition, asking for only >>>8 days – to unload sugar (from Sano-Domingo) and to >>>load victuals and water, but Duc d’Aigillon and >>>Minister Berrier opposed it, they thought that >>>Conflans’ forces were quite enough, 8 days – too long >>>time, British would have time to suspect invasion. >>>Conflans disarmed Bompar’s squadron and departed on >14 >>>November. >> >>My understanding has been that Conflans did not want >>to use Bompar's ships because they were in poor >>condition after their long service in the West Indies. >> Instead, he transferred the sailors to strengthen the >>crews of the ships he already had ready for sea. I'd >>have to look around for the source of this >information.

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