On this day 8 August - a cutting out expedition

[7eat51]

On the 8th of August 1808, a cutter and jolly boat from the HMS Porcupine - 24-gun post ship under the command of Henry Duncan - cutout the Concepcion from the island of Pianosa, near the coast of Tuscany, Italy. The expedition was led by Lieutenant Francis Smith. The Concepcion, a 4-gun ship, was under the protection of a tower, a 6-gun shore battery, and soldiers and one of its cannons which were positioned ashore.

For more on today's event:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Porcupine_(1807)

[Anav]

On 8 August 1861, during the Civil War, the Frigate USS Santee commanded by Captain Eagle captured the Schooner C.P.Knapp in the Gulf of Mexico.
Read more about USS Santee:
http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/s5/santee-i.htm

[Coog]

On 8 August 1796, off Guadeloupe, the French 38-gun frigate La Vengeance encountered the 32-gun HMS Mermaid, under the command of Captain Robert Waller Otway. The subsequent action was prolonged but indecisive. When the 40-gun British frigate HMS Beaulieu, came up La Vengeance retired to the shelter of the batteries of Basseterre. Mermaid had suffered no casualties; La Vengeance had lost 12 killed and 26 wounded.

[DeRuyter]

On 8 August 1796, off Guadeloupe, the French 38-gun frigate La Vengeance encountered the 32-gun HMS Mermaid, under the command of Captain Robert Waller Otway. The subsequent action was prolonged but indecisive. When the 40-gun British frigate HMS Beaulieu, came up La Vengeance retired to the shelter of the batteries of Basseterre. Mermaid had suffered no casualties; La Vengeance had lost 12 killed and 26 wounded.

Hmm this one has the makings of a good scenario....

[Coog]

Hmm this one has the makings of a good scenario....

I've got it listed in the scenario idea thread. I ran across the event while doing another scenario and went ahead and posted it also. Should be easy enough to do with the models currently available.