During the long French wars, from 1688 to 1815, the loss by capture and destruction in action of English ships of the line down to the fifties was twenty-seven.
Ngexesha lomlo omde wamaFrentshi, ukusuka kowewaka linye linamakhulu mathandathu asibhozo anesibhozo ukuya kwiwakam linye linamakhulu asibhozo lineshumi elineshlanu, incitho ngokubanjwa kunye nentshabalalo kwinqanawa yamaNgesi ezikumgca osezantsi ukuya kumashumi amahlanu zazingamashumi amabini anesixhenxe.