| Action of 14 December 1798 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the French Revolutionary Wars | |||||||
 Pierre Ozanne's depiction | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 France |
 Great Britain | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
|
Jean Richer |
 Henry Jenkins | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1 corvette | 1 frigate | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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25 killed 30 wounded[1] |
15 killed 39 wounded[1] 1 frigate captured | ||||||
The action of 14 December 1798 was a naval skirmish between the 32-gun British frigate HMS Ambuscade and the French 24-gun corvette Bayonnaise. Bayonnaise was vastly outgunned and outmanoeuvred, but was able to board and capture Ambuscade.
- ^ a b Rouvier, Charles; Bertrand, Arthus. Histoire des marins français sous la République, de 1789 à 1803 (in French). p. 417.