Battle of Bishops Court, The Defeat of Thurot, 28 February 1760
Illustration from the History of Ulster published 1919. Info from wiki: Between 21–26 February 1760, under the command of the Privateer François Thurot, a force consisting of the ships Maréchal de Belle-Isle, Terpsichore and Blonde arrived off the coast of Ireland.[2] They landed 600 French troops and overwhelmed the small garrison of Carrickfergus in Ireland and captured its castle.[5] Thurot held the town for five days but in the face of large numbers of local militia under General Strode, and the appearance of a Royal Navy squadron off the coast, Thurot re-embarked his force and departed the town. The Battle of Bishops Court, also known as The Defeat of Thurot, was a naval engagement that took place 28 February 1760, during the Seven Years' War, between three British ships and three French ships. The French force under famed commander François Thurot were brought to battle in the Irish sea between the Isle of Man and the coast of Ireland at 9 am.[3] After a close-fought action, Thurot's force was battered into submission, with his ships dismasted and reduced to a sinking condition.[3] Thurot was shot through the heart and died during the action. The British took all three French ships, completing victory
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