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The '''Battle off Cape Mojahara''' was a naval engagement that took place in September 1788 between forces of the [[Royal Frankenlischian Navy]] and the pirate flotilla of Captain [[Anne Bolton]]. The battle followed a long raiding campaign by Anne Bolton's pirates which climaxed with the [[Capture of HMNS Ravenstern]], a Frankenlischian frigate. The frigate [[HMNS Luxington (1768)|Luxington]] and the sixth-rate [[HMNS Falcon (1775)|Falcon]], under the command of Captain [[James, 1st Baron Bamber|James Randolph]], discovered Bolton's base at Cape Mojahara after a five-week search and, in a four-hour engagement, defeated the pirates and captured Anne Bolton. | |||
==Background== | |||
===Capture of Ravenstern=== | |||
===Search for Anne Bolton=== | |||
==Battle== | |||
==Aftermath== | |||
Latest revision as of 23:05, 3 July 2022
| Battle off Cape Mojahara | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Anne Bolton's Pirates | Frankenlisch | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Captain Anne Bolton  | Captain James Randolph | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1 Xebec-Frigate, 4 Brigs | 1 Frigate, 1 Sixth Rate | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Three ships captured, 43 Dead, 89 Wounded, 302 Captured | 33 Dead, 54 Wounded | ||||||
The Battle off Cape Mojahara was a naval engagement that took place in September 1788 between forces of the Royal Frankenlischian Navy and the pirate flotilla of Captain Anne Bolton. The battle followed a long raiding campaign by Anne Bolton's pirates which climaxed with the Capture of HMNS Ravenstern, a Frankenlischian frigate. The frigate Luxington and the sixth-rate Falcon, under the command of Captain James Randolph, discovered Bolton's base at Cape Mojahara after a five-week search and, in a four-hour engagement, defeated the pirates and captured Anne Bolton.