French Privateer lugger 'Le Lion' (1813)

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Le Lion
Nominal Guns	16	ref:692
Nationality	Empire Français
Operator	Private Owners
Acquired	1813	ref:692
Home Port	Boulogne-sur-Mer - Picardy	ref:692
Shipyard	Unknown	ref:692
Category	Privateer	ref:692
Ship Type	Lugger	BG
Captured	1.11.1813	ref:692

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
181369 ref:692
1.11.1813695 of whom , including her Captain, were killed , and 6 severely wounded in his captureBG

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1813 - 1.11.1813Capitaine de Corsaire†ref:692

Service History

DateEventSource
30.9.1813

2 days before his capture out from Dieppe

BG
1.11.1813Taken by near St. Vallery bearing S. S.E. 5 milesBG

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BGOfficial, Web Site

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

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Posted by AvM on Saturday 8th of July 2017 22:17

The Gazette

Le Lion 16 guns 69 men lugger
2 days from Dieppe
captured by SNAP, Captain Dashwood
Lion captain & 4 syeamen killed , 6 severaly wonded
Snap had none either killed nor wounded

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