Action of 14 December 1798

The action of 14 December 1798 was fought between the 32-gun British frigate HMS Ambuscade and the 24-gun French corvette Bayonnaise during the War of the Second Coalition. Bayonnaise was vastly outgunned and outmanoeuvred, but boarded and captured Ambuscade.

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1798 Action of 14 December 1798

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Bayonnaise vs Embuscade PW4707

Bayonnaise vs Embuscade PW4707-cropped

Ambuscade vs Bayonnaise-Ozanne-1 (cropped)

Ambuscade vs Bayonnaise-Crépin-2

Ambuscade vs Bayonnaise-Ozanne-2

French corvette Bayonnaise boarding HMS Ambuscade during the Action of 14 December 1798

Ambuscade vs Bayonnaise-Roux

Abordage et prise de la frégate Embuscade par la corvette Bayonnaise en 1798

French corvette Bayonnaise boarding HMS Ambuscade during the Action of 14 December 1798

French corvette Bayonnaise boarding HMS Ambuscade during the Action of 14 December 1798

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1798	Action of 14 December 1798	France, Kingdom of Great Britain, naval battle	Wikidata
object	watercraft		U-621	Type VIIC submarine, U-boat	Wikidata
commons	image		Bayonnaise vs Embuscade PW4707		Commons
commons	image		Bayonnaise vs Embuscade PW4707-cropped		Commons
commons	image		Ambuscade vs Bayonnaise-Ozanne-1 (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		Ambuscade vs Bayonnaise-Crépin-2		Commons
commons	image		Ambuscade vs Bayonnaise-Ozanne-2		Commons
commons	image		French corvette Bayonnaise boarding HMS Ambuscade during the Action of 14 December 1798		Commons
commons	image		Ambuscade vs Bayonnaise-Roux		Commons
commons	image		Abordage et prise de la frégate Embuscade par la corvette Bayonnaise en 1798		Commons
commons	image		French corvette Bayonnaise boarding HMS Ambuscade during the Action of 14 December 1798		Commons
commons	image		French corvette Bayonnaise boarding HMS Ambuscade during the Action of 14 December 1798		Commons