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, lbs.
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's was murderous to an almost unexampled degree, 125 English and 400 French falling. The Hebrus lost 40 and the Etoile 120 men.
Five actions were "drawn."
In 1812 the Swallow fought the Renard and Garland. The former threw 262, the latter 290 lbs. of shot at a broadside.
In 1815 the Pilot, throwing 262 lbs., fought a draw with the Egerie throwing 260.
In 1814 two frigates of the force of the Tagus fought a draw with two frigates of the force of the Ceres; and the Eurotas, with 24-pounders failed to capture the Chlorinde, which had only 18-pounders. In 1815 the Amelia fought a draw with the Arethuse, the ships throwing respectively 549 and 463 lbs., according to the English, or 572 and 410 lbs., according to the French accounts. In spite of being superior in force the English ship lost 141 men, and the French but 105. This was a bloodier fight than even that of the Chesapeake with the Shannon; but the gunnery was, nevertheless, much worse than that shown by the two combatants in the famous duel off Boston harbor, one battle lasting four hours and the other 15 minutes.