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Appendix 1: French Ships to Louisbourg, 1758
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French Ships to Louisbourg, 1758 Ships Guns Crew Commander Note Prudent* 74 680 Marquis Charry des Gouttes Burned, July 25/26 Entreprenant* 74 680 Beaussier de L’Isle Burned, July 21 Célèbre* 64 550 Chevalier de Marolles Burned, July 21 Capricieux* 64 550 Chevalier de Tourville Burned, July 21 Bienfaisant* 64 550 Courserac Captured, July 25/26 Comète* 74 Chevalier de Lorgeril Escaped to France, June 10 Formidable 80 Guichen (with Blénac-Courbon) Returned to Brest Dragon 64 Comte du Chaffaut de Besné To Quebec, then France Belliqueux 64 Martel To Quebec, then captured Sphinx armé en flûte Vendes Turgot To Quebec, then France Hardi 64 La Touche de Tréville To Quebec, then France Zéphyr frigate Terny d’Arsac Brillant Cie de Indes Saint-Médard To Port Dauphin, then France Aréthuse* 36 280 Vauquelin Escaped to France, July 15 Bizarre* 64 Breugnon To Quebec, June 10 Echo* 32 250 Captured June 10 Apollon* 50 400 Sunk as block ship, June 28/29 Diane* 36 300 Captured April 18 Chèvre* 22 200 Sunk as block ship, June 28/29 Fidèle* 22 200 Sunk as block ship, June 28/29 Biche* 16 150 Sunk as block ship, June 28/29 Note: The asterisk (*) indicates the ships that were in Louisbourg harbor at the beginning of the siege. The combined total for those vessels was 692 cannons and over 5,000 sailors. That was roughly one-third of the sea forces the British were bringing to bear against them. Sources: LaCour-Gayet, La Marine militaire de la France, 532; Caron, La guerre incomprise, 319 n2; Boscawen, “Combined Operation against Louisbourg.” appendix 1 ...