Capture of the Jeune Richard

13°53′N 58°1′W / 13.883°N 58.017°W / 13.883; -58.017

Capture of the Jeune Richard
Part of the Napoleonic Wars
Captain William Rogers Capturing the 'Jeune Richard', 1 October 1807, Samuel Drummond
Date 1 October 1807 Location off Barbados, Caribbean Sea Result British victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom	France
Commanders and leaders
William Rogers	Unknown
Strength
1 packet ship	1 privateer
Casualties and losses
13 killed and wounded	54 killed and wounded 1 privateer captured

The capture of the Jeune Richard was the result of a naval engagement that took place in the Caribbean on 1 October 1807, during the Napoleonic Wars between the British packet ship Windsor Castle and the French privateer Jeune Richard. In an unequal battle, Windsor Castle, under the command of her acting captain William Rogers, not only defended repeated attacks from the privateer, but finally engaged her, boarded her and after overpowering the much larger crew, forced them below decks, and took the privateer as its prize.^[1] The victory was widely reported in contemporary papers and journals, and Rogers and his crew were hailed as heroes and lavishly rewarded for their valour.