Person
Robert Surcouf
- Events
- 1
- Episodes
- 2
- Years
- 1800
Every event in Historedia whose sources name Robert Surcouf, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.
Events and episodes
Capture of HMS Kent
1800Role: Commander of the French privateer corvette Confiance
- Admiralty Reward for Surcouf
The capture became a sensation in Britain, and the Admiralty promised a large reward for Surcouf's capture.
- Capture of Kent by Confiance
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.
- Admiralty Reward for Surcouf
Sources
- Kent (1799 ship) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-05-02