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Nicolas Surcouf, the Glossary

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Nicolas Surcouf (1770, Saint-Malo – 1848) was a French privateer.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 11 relations: Adèle (1800 brig), Bay of Bengal, Bowsprit, Caroline (1804 ship), Cod, Line of battle, Newfoundland (island), Prison ship, Raking fire, Robert Surcouf, Sloop-of-war.

  2. People from Saint-Malo
  3. People of the Quasi-War

Adèle (1800 brig)

Adèle was a French privateer brig commissioned in 1800 that the British Royal Navy captured later that year.

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Bay of Bengal

The Bay of Bengal is the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean.

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Bowsprit

The bowsprit of a sailing vessel is a spar extending forward from the vessel's prow.

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Caroline (1804 ship)

Caroline was a French privateer commissioned in Saint-Malo in 1804.

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Cod

Cod (cod) is the common name for the demersal fish genus Gadus, belonging to the family Gadidae.

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Line of battle

The line of battle is a tactic in naval warfare in which a fleet of ships forms a line end to end.

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Newfoundland (island)

Newfoundland (Terre-Neuve) is a large island within the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

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Prison ship

A prison ship, often more accurately described as a prison hulk, is a current or former seagoing vessel that has been modified to become a place of substantive detention for convicts, prisoners of war or civilian internees.

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Raking fire

In naval warfare during the Age of Sail, raking fire was cannon fire directed parallel to the long axis of an enemy ship from ahead (in front of the ship) or astern (behind the ship).

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Robert Surcouf

Robert Surcouf (12 December 1773 – 8 July 1827) was a French privateer, businessman and slave trader who operated in the Indian Ocean from 1789 to 1808 during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Nicolas Surcouf and Robert Surcouf are French people of Breton descent, French privateers, People from Saint-Malo and People of the Quasi-War.

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Sloop-of-war

During the 18th and 19th centuries, a sloop-of-war was a warship of the British Royal Navy with a single gun deck that carried up to 18 guns.

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See also

People from Saint-Malo

People of the Quasi-War

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_Surcouf

Also known as Nicholas Surcouf.