Name of Vessel:

British Legion

Master of Vessel:

Charles Cochran

Rig of Vessel:

Schooner

Date of Capture:

19 August 1780

Place of Capture:

Captor:

Connecticut Privateer Brig Artillery

Home Port:

From What Port:

To What Port:

Cargo:

Tonnage:

45

Battery:

8x

Crew:

Owners:

Prize master:

Prize crew:

Ordered Into:

[Connecticut]

Into What Port:

[Connecticut]

Date Arrived:

Date Tried:

Date Sold:

Action:

No

Recaptured:

No

Comments: Connecticut Privateer Brig Artillery was at sea in 1780 under Commander Stephen Buckland. On 19 August 1780 Artillery captured the 45-ton British Privateer Schooner British Legion (Charles Cochran), 8 guns. She was brought in and tried.

[Middlebrook, Maritime Connecticut During The Revolution, II, 53]

Revised 20 March 2010