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Honour - 'Manly' 1809 |
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The action took place in the North Sea during heavy weather.
At daybreak 53º30'N 3ºE HMS Onyx (80gun) sighted a sail to the south. The battle began at 0800Hrs and at 1030hrs having received heavy damage the Dutch Manly (12-gun) struck her colours. Manly lost 5 killed and 6 wounded out of 94 aboard. Onyx lost 3 wounded. Manly was originally British, having been captured by the Dutch three years before.
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30 March, 2013.
Copyright © Ian M King, except where otherwise indicated. |
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