206 Naval War of 1812 



mented by the corresponding one given in James. 

 Under drawn battles I include all such as were in 

 decisive in so far that neither combatant was cap 

 tured; in almost every case each captain claimed 

 that the other ran away. 



During the years 1812 to 1815 inclusive, there 

 were eight actions between French and English 

 ships of approximately equal force. In three of 

 these the English were victorious. 



In 1812 the Victorious, 74, captured the Rivoli, 

 74- 



COMPARATIVE FORCE 

 Broadsides, Metal, Ibs. 



Troude James 



Victorious 1,014 1,060 



Rivoli 1,010 1,085 



In 1814 the Tagus captured the Ceres and the 

 Hebrus captured the Etoile. 



Broadsides, Metal, Ibs. 



Troude James 

 Tagus 444 467 



Ceres 428 463 



Hebrus 467 467 



Etoile 428 463 



The Ceres, when she surrendered, had but one 

 man wounded, although she had suffered a good 

 deal aloft. The fight between the 74*3 was murder 

 ous to an almost unexampled degree, 125 English 

 and 400 French falling. The Hebrus lost 40 and 

 the Etoile 120 men. 



