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| Keywords: Engagement entre trois vaisseaux anglais compagnie des Indes et deux corsaires francais 8 mars 1757.jpg en Engagement between three East Indiamen and two French vessels 8 March 1757 A painting of an engagement between three East India Company ships and two French vessels 8 March 1757' Three homeward bound East Indiamen the 'Suffolk' 'Houghton' and 'Godolphin' were intercepted by two French privateers off the Cape of Good Hope The merchantmen were heavily laden and represented great riches for the French privateers However they were unable to capture them when the Indiamen formed a line and beat them off after a three hour engagement fr Engagement entre trois vaisseaux anglais de la Compagnie des Indes et deux navires corsaires français le 8 mars 1757 au large du cap de Bonne Espérance http //www nmmprints com/image php id 406628 idx 0 fromsearch true nmm ac uk Lawson Dunn Deuxième moitiée du XVIIIème siècle date exacte inconnue PD-old Seven Years' War Naval ships of France East Indiamen Military under Louis XV of France 1715-1774 | ||||
