French ship Aigle (1800) explained

Aigle was a 74-gun French ship of the line built at Rochefort in 1800.

In 1805 she sailed to the West Indies with where they joined a French fleet under Vice-Admiral Villeneuve.

In October 1805, Aigle took part in the Battle of Trafalgar. She was captured during the battle by a boarding party from HMS Defiance.

On the following day, her crew rose up against the British prize crew, and recaptured the ship. However, she was wrecked in the storm of 23 October 1805.

See also

• List of ships captured in the 19th century
• List of ships of the line of France

References

• Book: Roche, Jean-Michel . 2005 . Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671–1870 . 978-2-9525917-0-6 . 165892922.
• Book: Rif. Winfield. Stephen S . Roberts . French Warships in the Age of Sail 1786—1862: Design Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. 2015. 978-1-84832-204-2.