A French Naval Sword of Capitaine Modene, captured 1762
The sword of Capitaine Modene of the French Frigate L’Oiseau was taken at 17th October 1762. The Frigate L’Oiseau was captured by HMS Brune,under the command of Captain Tonyn, a 30-gun frigate. Ironically HMS Brune was originally a French ship that had been captured by the British ships Venus and Juno earlier in the 7 Years War and then commissioned into service with the Royal Navy.
