Capture of Kent by Confiance
- When
- 7 October 1800
- Where
- Near the mouth of the Ganges
- Part of
- Capture of HMS Kent
Surcouf's Confiance engaged and captured the East Indiaman Kent near the mouth of the Ganges on 7 October 1800, inflicting casualties on both sides.
On 7 October 1800 Kent encountered the French privateer corvette Confiance, of 18 guns and 150 men, commanded by Robert Surcouf, near the mouth of the Ganges while Kent was on her first voyage toward Bengal and Bencoolen. One account credits Kent with twenty 12-pounders and six 6-pounders on her castles, and Confiance with between 20 and 22 long 8-pounder guns. Another account estimates under 200 persons aboard Kent, with 11 killed and 44 wounded British casualties, and 16 French wounded, three of whom later died.
Sources
- Kent (1799 ship) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-05-02
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