Come and ask, answer or inform.
Saunders sighted the French squadron and, being to leeward, formed his line. At sunset the French did the same, and began to fire at very long range. The British chased, and gained so much on them that the Guernsey and Princess Louisa were able to engage but in the night the French got away. The French squadron successfully passed the strait of Gibraltar and arrived in Louisbourg on 15.6.1757.
Great Britain (Royal Navy) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| British Squadron, Charles SaundersBritish Naval Sailor Marine Service 1727-1773 | |||
| Ship Name | Commander | Notes | |
| Name : Culloden (74)
1747-1770 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | Alexander Arthur HoodBritish Naval Sailor Service 1741-1805 | ||
| Name : Berwick (64)
1743-1760 British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | Robert HughesBritish Naval Sailor Service 1738-1770 | ||
| Name : Princess Louisa (60)
1744-1766 British 60 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line | William LloydBritish Naval Sailor Service 1740-1795 | ||
| Name : Guernsey (50)
1740-1786 British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line 1769 Renamed "Guernsey Hulk" | Mark MilbankeBritish Naval Sailor Service 1737-1802 | ||
| Name : Portland (50)
1744-1763 British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line | Jervis MaplesdenBritish Naval Sailor Service 1721-1748 | ||
Royaume de France (Marine Royale) | |||
| French squadron, Joseph-François de Noble du RevestFrench Naval Sailor Service 1757 | |||
Four ships of the line | |||
| Ship Name | Commander | Notes | |
| Name : L'Hector (74)
1755-1782 French 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | Joseph-François de Noble du RevestFrench Naval Sailor Service 1757 | Squadron Flagship | |
| Name : L'Achille (64)
1747-1761 French 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | PannatFrench Naval Sailor Service 1757 | ||
| Name : Le Vaillant (64)
1755-1783 French 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | Surin de MuratFrench Naval Sailor Service 1757 | ||
| Name : Le Sage (64)
1751-1768 French 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | Charles Auguste d’Abon (Comte d’Abon)French Naval Sailor Service 1757 | ||
| Name : L'Abénaquise (38)
1756-1757 French 38 Gun 5th Rate Demi-Batterie | Charles Mac CarthyFrench Naval Sailor Merchant Sailor Service 1745-1757 | ||
| Name : La Comète (30)
1752-1761 French 30 Gun 5th Rate Frigate | |||