HMS Captain (1787)
Napoleonic Wars
Napoleonic Wars
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In 1807 it had been one of the escorts for the expedition leaving Falmouth that would eventually attack Buenos Aires. Turned back north once the expedition reached the Cape Verde Islands.

*Captain* shared with , , and  in the prize money pool of [£](/wiki/%C2%A3sd "£sd")772 3[s](/wiki/Shilling "Shilling") 3[d](/wiki/Pence "Pence") for the capture of *Frederick* on 30 December 1808\. This money was paid in June 1829\.

*Captain* took part in the capture of [Martinique](/wiki/Martinique "Martinique") in 1809\. In April 1809, a [strong French squadron](/wiki/Troude%27s_expedition_to_the_Caribbean "Troude's expedition to the Caribbean") arrived at the [Îles des Saintes](/wiki/%C3%8Eles_des_Saintes "Îles des Saintes"), south of Guadeloupe. There they were blockaded until 14 April, when a British force under Major\-General [Frederick Maitland](/wiki/Frederick_Maitland "Frederick Maitland") invaded and captured the islands. *Captain* was among the naval vessels that shared in the proceeds of the capture of the islands.


In what year did *Captain* participate in the capture of Martinique?