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.
Early in the ensuing battle, Downie, arguably the most experienced Officer in the British fleet, 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.