Action of 27 February 1809: Captain Bernard Dubourdieu captures HMS Proserpine.

Action of 27 February 1809

Naval battle between Britain and France

The action of 27 February 1809 was a minor naval engagement during the French Revolutionary Wars. Two 44-gun frigates, Pénélope and Pauline, sortied from Toulon harbour to chase a British frigate, HMS Proserpine, which was conducting surveillance of French movements. First…

Bernard Dubourdieu

French Navy officer (1773–1811)

Counter-Admiral Bernard Dubourdieu was a French Navy officer who led a Franco-Italian fleet at the Battle of Lissa in 1811, during which he was killed in action.

French frigate Proserpine (1809)

HMS Proserpine was a 32-gun Amphion-class frigate built for the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars. The French Navy captured her off Toulon about a year after her commissioning and took her into service as Proserpine. She served in various capacities such as a frigate,…