Episode 4 of 4
Forte into Royal Navy service and Cooke's death
- When
- March – 25 May 1799
- Where
- Calcutta
Prizes escaped, Hardyman brought both ships to Calcutta, Forte joined the Royal Navy, and Cooke died there on 25 May 1799.
The captured merchant ships escaped under their French prize crews while Lieutenant Lucius Hardyman repaired Sybille and Forte, taking both into Calcutta. Forte was commissioned into the Royal Navy as a 44-gun fifth rate under Hardyman, serving until wrecked near Jeddah in June 1801. Cooke died at Calcutta on 25 May 1799 after a long deterioration and was buried under a monument with full military honours.
Sources
- Action of 28 February 1799 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-21
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