Ten Days of Truxtun- Fake French War
Day 9. Friendships are funny things, particularly between nations. France was our ally in the Revolutionary War and our revolution inspired the French Revolution, well the revolution part not so much the beheading and turn the world upside down part. Anyway America made peace with Great Britain and in regards to the war between Britain and revolutionary France, the French turned on the Americans. Not officially though, they just sent privateers after American ships. Thus the fake war.In 1799 (as far as I can tell) Captain Thomas Truxtun had some significant victories over the French. One was the capture of L'Insurgente, which was one of France's fastest frigates. The other was the severe damage of La Vengeance, a much heavier ship that was bigger and had more firepower that Truxtun's Constellation. Truxtun's newfangled ideas about discipline and naval training is credited to his victories.
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posted by Mari @ 22.10.09
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