The battle of Quiberon Bay:
On the 14th of November Sir Edward Hawke hoisted his flag on board the Royal George in Torbay and went out to sea, with 23 ships. In the afternoon Hawke ran into English transports returning from Quiberon, who said that they had seen the French fleet consisting of 24 ships the day before. Admiral Saunders who was returning to England from Quebec, decided to turn south to support Hawke after hearing the same news. On November 20th, in the morning, the frigate Maidstone let her topgallant sails fly, which was a signal for discovering a fleet. They soon discovered that the French squadron consisted of twenty-one ships of the line, and three smaller ships. They were chasing Captain Duff's frigates and bombs, thinking them to be alone. Then still twenty miles west of Belle Isle, the masts of Hawkes twenty-three ships appeared on the horizon. When they saw the ships the French gave over the chase, and appeared to be forming a line to receive Hawke's fleet (turned to fight). De Conflans took refuge in Quiberon Bay thinking that Hawke would not dare follow throu
De Conflans maneuvered in an attempt to sail out of the trap he had placed himself in. Against the wind, the French found themselves jammed together with rocks on one side, ships on the other. De Conflans led his ships towards the outlet of the bay. The Torbay fired her broadsides into the Thesee. The French ship fell on her beam-ends, filled with water and sank with a loss of all six hundred aboard. The Magnamine and the Chatham engaged the Heros, raking her from bow to stern, killing every officer on board down to midshipman, together with her crew of four hundred. The Royal George passed the Torbay which was closely engaged with the Thesee of 74 guns, and who soon afterwards sunk the ship. On the other side was the Magnanime, who kept constant fire on one of the largest of the French ships, and in the end made her strike. Afterwards it ran ashore, and was burnt. The two commander-in-chiefs were now very near, and Conflans gave the English admiral his broadside (turned to fight); the Royal George did the same, but after two or three discharges, the marshal of France quit. Hawke
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