On this day.

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8 December

1778 - Horatio Nelson was promoted to Master and Commander

1780 - Boats from the squadron under the command of Vice Admiral Sir Edward Hughes (flying his flag in Superb) , along with Drake and Eagle of the Bombay Marine, destroyed a number of armed vessels in Mangalore Roads

1798 - HMS Cambrian (40) captured the French privateer Cantabre 50 miles North of Cape Penas

1803 - HMS Medusa (32) captured the French privateer Esperance and destroyed the privateer Sorcier off Cabrita Point, Gibraltar Bay.

1811 - HMS Rhin (38) captured the French privateer La Courageux off St Malo. Rhin was a former French frigate, one of the French fleet at Trafalgar and was captured in 1806 by HMS Mars

http://www.sailsofglory.org/showthre...y-December-8th

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10 December

The Action of 10 December 1800 was a minor engagement of the Napoleonic Wars between a hired brig of the Royal Navy commanded by Lieutenant Charles Nevin and a Spanish gunboat under Don Miguel Villalba.

The Netherland Marine Corps (Korps Mariniers) was founded on 10 December 1665 during the Second Anglo-Dutch War by the unofficial leader of the Dutch Republic, Johan de Witt, and Admiral Michiel de Ruyter as the Regiment de Marine.

1809 - HMS Royalist captured the French privateer Beau Marseille 4 miles SSE of Dungeness

1810 - HMS Rosario (10) captured the French privateer Mameluk (16) South of Dungeness (a popular hang out for those pesky privateers, it seems

http://www.sailsofglory.org/showthre...ay-10-December

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11 December

On 11 December 1799, as she returned to Île de France, Preneuse encountered the 74-gun HMS Tremendous, under Captain John Osborn.

http://www.sailsofglory.org/showthre...rench-Preneuse


The Battle of La Guaira was a naval engagement fought in the West Indies on December 11 of 1812 during the war between Britain and the United States. An American privateer captured a British letter of marque at the Spanish port of La Guaira in Venezuela.

1798 - HMS Pedrix captured the French privateer Armee d'Italie 21 miles East if Virgin Gorda

1799 - HMS Tremendous and HMS Adamant destroyed the French Preneuse in the mouth of the River Tombeau, Mauritius. Preneuse was driven ashore, after which boarders were sent on board by boat. Preneuse was set on fire and blew up shortly afterwards.

1807 - HMS Grasshopper captured the Spanish San Jose under Cape Negrete

http://www.sailsofglory.org/showthre...ay-11-December

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12 December

The Action of 12 December 1782 was a naval engagement fought off the coast of Spain near Ferrol, in which the British 40-gun fifth rate HMS Mediator successfully attacked a convoy of five armed ships.

The Second Battle of Ushant was a naval battle fought between French and British squadrons near Ushant on 12 December 1781, during the American War of Independence.

On 12 December 1798 the corvette HMS Perdrix, under Lieutenant Charles Peterson, took the privateer L'Armée d' Italie.

1779 - HMS Salisbury captured the Spanish privateer San Carlos 20 miles NW of Punta de la Sal in the Gulf of Honduras.

1809 - HM Ships Thetis, Achates, Attentive, Bacchus and Pultusk captured the French Nissus and destroyed shore batteries at Deshayes, Guadeloupe

1810 - HMS Entreprenante (10) engaged four French privateers between Malaga and Almeria

1811 - The French lugger, Le Brave (16) was captured by HMS Desiree (36), Captain. Arthur Farquhar.

http://www.sailsofglory.org/showthre...ay-12-December

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13 December

The Action of 13 December 1814 was a naval action during the War of 1812. A flotilla of British longboats were on their way to fight the Battle of Lake Borgne. Before reaching the lake, they would encounter an American schooner of the United States Navy.

On 13 December 1809, the 40-gun frigate HMS Junon under Captain John Shortland, in company with the 16-gun brig HMS Observateur under Captain Frederick Wetherall, stopped an American merchant ship and boarded her in search of contraband. As he was engaged in the search, four sails appeared to the north. Shortland immediately gave chase, and by 16:00 realised his quarry was a squadron of four frigates.

The Battle of the River Plate

1775 - The Continental Congress authorizes the building of 13 frigates.

http://www.sailsofglory.org/showthre...ay-13-December

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14 December

The Battle of Lake Borgne was a naval battle between the Royal Navy and the United States Navy in the American South theatre of the War of 1812. It occurred on December 14, 1814 on Lake Borgne and was part of the British advance on New Orleans.

http://www.sailsofglory.org/showthre...ay-14-December

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15 December

1778 - Battle of St Lucia. A squadron of seven ships of the line under Admiral Barrington was engaged by a French squadron of twelve ships of the line under Admiral d'Estaing.

http://www.sailsofglory.org/showthre...-December-15th

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16 December

1653 - First issue of the Articles of War, read on board HMS Swiftsure (from which came the phrase "naval justice is swift and sure")

1796 - HMS Cleopatra captured the French privateer Hirondelle 500 miles W of Ushant

1805 - HMS Kingfisher (18), Nathaniel Day Cochrane, captured the French privateer schooner Elisabeth (14) in the West Indies

1808 - HM Ships Naiad and Narcissus captured the French privateer Fanny off Noirmoutier

1812 - Captain John Hayes saves his ship in a violent gale off Ile de re in the Bay of Biscay.

http://www.sailsofglory.org/showthre...-December-16th

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18 December

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19 December

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20 December

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21 December

On this day 21 December - Landing parties destroy a tower

http://www.sailsofglory.org/showthre...estroy-a-tower


Dec. 21, 1821: USS Enterprise engaged Pirates off West Indies

http://www.sailsofglory.org/showthread.php?709-Today