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Title: Action off Toulon June 1795 - Devon Wargames Group
Post by: carojon on 10 November 2024, 07:58:45 PM
One of the games at this weekend's meeting of the Devon Wargames Group saw me running out the small ship collection to refight a famous action that resulted in the capture of the 40-gun French frigate Minerva by the 28-gun and 32-gun frigates Dido and Lowestoffe.

(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg44rNoslykEud5tQpZi_mVKxnELjEkSEP3ZIOtG3q-_UyzFxlgoOcb2JygHZcK13FHRs6Nc7B7ELwHVqqJwNIQv-MfVx6oAnW_2j0_GqMey0KlQo6iKD6W28D878pVYGxPBpSOYtQuN-NbEMBI1hg4jKJ_POLee8dfxJPhlO7fIDITznnvZYTekChuMH4/s3745/P1160132a.JPG)

The surviving members of the two crews of these two British frigates were awarded a clasp to the Naval General Service Medal in 1847 indicating the merit that this action accorded to those involved, and our game proved equally hard fought if seeing some quite different outcomes.

(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCrSDt-23wha2n_qaAUuhhj-r8Eerf20abwfKms56dvXk091p_Cl1Ve6IK2-lW3D3ukSmKErCz0ISiehFU1E_1iEJMKnhpztGYZJhWrEG9F013fogj32szVPf8uLQojamGW6T3tK48tgcEITYXukKr_4lf09hfUrrkSqy_i_DmcaXv5U8vRFUQM1A3DCc/s3660/P1160138a.JPG)

If you would like to know more then just follow the link to the club blog.

https://devonwargames.blogspot.com/2024/11/action-off-cape-nolli-june-1795-kiss-me.html

JJ
Title: Re: Action off Toulon June 1795 - Devon Wargames Group
Post by: tomrommel1 on 11 November 2024, 01:59:47 PM
nice :-*
Title: Re: Action off Toulon June 1795 - Devon Wargames Group
Post by: CapnJim on 11 November 2024, 05:22:03 PM
Wow.  Rule Britannia, indeed!
Title: Re: Action off Toulon June 1795 - Devon Wargames Group
Post by: vtsaogames on 26 November 2024, 02:20:23 AM
What a game!
Title: Re: Action off Toulon June 1795 - Devon Wargames Group
Post by: Calvin59 on 27 November 2024, 12:31:41 PM
Capture of the Minerve off Toulon  ;)
Title: Re: Action off Toulon June 1795 - Devon Wargames Group
Post by: Baron von Wreckedoften on 01 December 2024, 09:41:58 AM
Your threads always give me the (uncontrollable) urge to splice the mainbrace.

Or it could be the total absence of any willpower......

Hey, no reason it can't be both!