Action of 3 July 1810

Action of 3 July 1810

This battle took place on 3 July 1810 during the Napoleonic Wars in the Mozambique Channel, when 3 800-ton British East Indiamen on their way to the East encountered 2 French frigates and a corvette. Henry Meriton, in "Ceylon", realised they weren't going to escape and the British ships eventually formed into a line with "Windham" leading, "Ceylon" close behind, then a gap to "Astell". "Victor" and "Minerve" approached from the starboard quarter, coming alongside "Windham" and "Ceylon" and attacking. After several hours of fighting, "Windham", "Minerve" and "Ceylon" were damaged in the rigging and "Ceylon" surrendered. "Windham" kept fighting for a while in the hope that "Astell" could escape, which it did, before surrendering also. The ships involved were:

* France"Bellone"
"Minerve"
"Victor" (corvette)

* Britain"Ceylon" - Captured by "Minerve". 7 killed, 21 wounded
"Windham" - Captured by "Bellone". 6 killed, 18 wounded
"Astell" - 8 killed, 37 wounded

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