The battle of Quiberon Bay:
The Battle of Quiberon Bay:
On the 14th of November Sir Edward Hawke hoisted his flag on board the Royal George in Torbay and went out to sea, with 23 ships. In the afternoon Hawke ran into English transports returning from Quiberon, who said that they had seen the French fleet consisting of 24 ships the day before. Admiral Saunders who was returning to England from Quebec, decided to turn south to support Hawke after hearing the …
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…to lay the Royal George along side. This was prevented by the intervention of the Intrépide. Having been denied her prey, the Royal George then poured her broadsides into the Superbe which sunk at once. Sir Charles Hardy in the Union, with the Mars, Hero, and several other ships were crowding to the admiral's assistance, when the retreat of the French, covered by the obscurity of the evening, put an end to the engagement.
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