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British outnumbered by the French

Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2015 11:05 pm
by MangroveCoast
What would have happened if a British flag ship Man of War had come up against 3 French naval frigates in 1800?

Re: British outnumbered by the French

Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2015 9:04 pm
by Steve Crandell
I presume you assuming the British ship is a First Rate? Under normal circumstances, I believe the French would have run away. It would be very difficult to coordinate frigate attacks on a ship of the line in such a way as not to get one isolated on the former at some point, and wrecked in a few minutes firing.