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Battle of Bishops Court
The Battle of Bishops Court, also known as The Defeat of Thurot, was a naval engagement that took place 28 February 1760, during the Seven Years' War, between three British ships and three French ships. The French force under famed commander François Thurot were brought to battle in the Irish sea between the Isle of Man and the coast of Ireland at 9 in the morning. After a close-fought action, Thurot's force was battered into submission, with his ships dismasted and reduced to a sinking condition.〔 Thurot was shot through the heart and died during the action. The British took all three French ships, completing victory.〔
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==Background==
Between 21–26 February 1760, under the command of the Privateer François Thurot, a force consisting of the ships ''Maréchal de Belle-Isle'', ''Terpsichore'' and ''Blonde'' arrived off the coast of Ireland.〔 They landed 600 French troops and overwhelmed the small garrison of Carrickfergus in Ireland and captured its castle.〔McLynn p 385〕 Thurot held the town for five days but in the face of large numbers of local militia under General Strode, and the appearance of a Royal Navy squadron off the coast, Thurot re-embarked his force and departed the town.〔McLeod pp 161–64〕
Knowing where Thurot was, the British soon came to action. The port of Liverpool, which had improved its defences when news of Thurot's likely intentions emerged the previous autumn, called in reinforcements, and more Royal Navy ships were dispatched from Portsmouth and Plymouth. In January, two extra Royal Navy frigates, under Captain Clements and under Captain Loggie had already been ordered to join the defensive force in the Irish Sea, and were then at the port of Kinsale.〔 The alarm reached them on 24 February, and they set out within hours, in company with HMS ''Æolus'' (Captain John Elliott, who commanded the squadron). They passed Dublin on the morning of 26 February, but bad weather prevented them from entering Belfast Lough that evening. Thurot took advantage of this and escaped.〔
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