Capture of La Furieuse Augt 6th 1809. From a plan by Captn Mounsey

La Furieuse is shown on the left of the picture having been captured and taken in tow by the British ship Bonne Citoyenne, 20 guns; Furieuse was captured in 1809 after she had escaped from Basse-Terre in June, having taken refuge there following the defeat of the French commander Commodore Troude.

Object Details

ID: PAD5781
Type: Print
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Sutherland, Thomas; Whitcombe, Thomas Jenkins, James
Events: Napoleonic Wars: Capture of the Furieuse, 1809
Vessels: Bonne Citoyenne (1794); Furieuse (1797)
Date made: 1817?
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Mount: 151 mm x 215 mm