Battle - 1722 - January 29 - Battle of d'Lisle

Ships in Action:
British Fleet

SGS Captains

Captain the Lord Joseph Fletcher - '''HMS Anastasia

Captain Sir Roderick Morrow - '''HMS Hades

Captain Jessie Ashden - '''HMS Grenadier

Captain Paul Melhuish - '''HMS Hammerhead

Captain Edward Southwick - '''HMS Agamemnon

19 other British Captains (Fleet being 3 3rd rates and a mix of Reason and Macedon class 4th rates and heavy frigates)

Pirate Fleet

24 Brethren Captains sailing a mix of Macedons, Pirate Hercules class frigates and various heavy frigates.

Action Setup:
The British fleet was commanded by Admiral Bennet Cumberland. With pirate fleet anchoring near the port of d'Lisle our fleet formed a double line with our heavy ships of black squadron and white squadron forming the front of the formation while the frigates of red and green squadron formed behind. The captains of SGS together with Captain Harford formed white group, with Lord Fletcher taking command of the squadron.

The battle was fought as a night battle on the Wild Keys map.

The Action Itself:
The British fleet sailed in double line formation towards the enemy fleet gathered at the port. The original strategy was to encircle the ancoring pirate fleet by spliting up our double line. Since the pirate fleet reformed in a double line to counter the British charge the two fleets clashed into each other in the very south of the map. White squadron was ordered to split the enemy fomartion through a gap in the middle of the enemy line but only the 3 leading ships of white group were able to sail into the gap. The enemy formation could not be split up and sunk by concentrated fire as intended. Instead a huge close range combat was fought. During this "brawl" the British fleet was able to sink 5 pirates while loosing 2 of their ships. But during the fighting the British fleet spread out too far. A small group of ships fought apart from the British main. Although reinforcements were sent, they very taking heavy casulties and the pirate fleet gained the upper hand inflicting more casulties on the now outnumbered British fleet. At this point general retreat was ordered. Having taken heavy damage i was able to disengage from battle together with captain Morrow.

The Result:
The battle for d'Lisle was over many good British souls gave their lives to fight the plague of piracy but did not succed.

British Losses

18 (1 Wenden amonst them)

Pirate Losses

8 (many Pirate Hercules frigates being amongst them)