Early in the ensuing battle, Commodore Downie was crushed by a cannon aboard his flagship HMS Confiance and killed instantly, the gun having been struck on it's muzzle by a cannonball from the U.S. flagship Saratoga.
Commodore Downie was crushed by a cannon aboard his flagship HMS Confiance. This was early in the ensuing battle. Commodore Downie was killed instantly, the gun having been struck on it's muzzle by a cannonball from the U.S. flagship Saratoga. This was early in the ensuing battle.