French frigate Maréchal de Belleisle (1757) explained
Maréchal de Belleisle was a 46-gun
fourth-rate frigate of the
French Navy built in 1757. Captained by
François Thurot she was
captured in 1760.
A memorial to the battle, called Mount Æolus, consisting of two cannons and the bowsprit of Maréchal de Belleisle, which washed ashore on the Manx coast near Bishopscourt, was built in the grounds of Bishopscourt, Isle of Man. The wooden bowsprit was later replaced by an inscribed stone pillar.[1]
References
Notes and References
- http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/fulltext/mnq1904/thurot.htm "Francois Thuroy (1727-1760) and his naval engagement off the Isle of Man"
