On 2 December 1781, the ship, now commanded by Captain Henry Cromwell and bearing the flag of Rear Admiral Richard Kempenfelt, sailed with eleven other ships of the line, a 50-gun fourth-rate, and five frigates, to intercept a French convoy that had sailed from Brest on 10 December. Not knowing that the convoy was protected by twenty-one ships of the line under the command of Luc Urbain de Bouexic, comte de Guichen, Kempenfelt ordered a chase when they were sighted on 12 December and began the battle. When he noted the French superiority, he contented himself with capturing fifteen sail of the convoy.
On 2 December 1781, the ship, now commanded by Captain Henry Cromwell and bearing the flag of Rear Admiral Richard Kempenfelt, sailed with eleven other ships of the line, a 50-gun fourth-rate, and five frigates, to intercept a French convoy that had sailed from Brest on 10 December.
case
on
On
ADP
IN
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
2
2
NUM
CD
obl
Number=Sing
December
December
PROPN
NNP
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1781
1781
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
ship
ship
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
now
now
ADV
RB
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
command
commanded
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
obl:agent
Number=Sing
Captain
Captain
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Henry
Henry
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Cromwell
Cromwell
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
VerbForm=Ger
bear
bearing
VERB
VBG
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
flag
flag
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
Rear
Rear
PROPN
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
Admiral
Admiral
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
Richard
Richard
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Kempenfelt
Kempenfelt
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
sail
sailed
VERB
VBD
case
with
with
ADP
IN
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
eleven
eleven
NUM
CD
amod
Degree=Pos
other
other
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
ship
ships
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
line
line
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
50
50
NUM
CD
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
compound
Number=Sing
gun
gun
NOUN
NN
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
fourth
fourth
ADJ
JJ
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
conj
Number=Sing
rate
rate
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
five
five
NUM
CD
conj
Number=Plur
frigate
frigates
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
intercept
intercept
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
French
French
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
convoy
convoy
NOUN
NN
nsubj
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
acl:relcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
sail
sailed
VERB
VBN
case
from
from
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Brest
Brest
PROPN
NNP
case
on
on
ADP
IN
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
10
10
NUM
CD
obl
Number=Sing
December
December
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Not knowing that the convoy was protected by twenty-one ships of the line under the command of Luc Urbain de Bouexic, comte de Guichen, Kempenfelt ordered a chase when they were sighted on 12 December and began the battle.
advmod
not
Not
PART
RB
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
know
knowing
VERB
VBG
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
convoy
convoy
NOUN
NN
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
ccomp
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
protect
protected
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
compound
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
twenty
twenty
NUM
CD
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
one
one
NUM
CD
obl
Number=Plur
ship
ships
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
line
line
NOUN
NN
case
under
under
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
command
command
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Luc
Luc
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Urbain
Urbain
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
de
de
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Bouexic
Bouexic
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
comte
comte
PROPN
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
de
de
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Guichen
Guichen
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Kempenfelt
Kempenfelt
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
order
ordered
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
chase
chase
NOUN
NN
advmod
PronType=Int
when
when
ADV
WRB
nsubj:pass
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
they
PRON
PRP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
advcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
sight
sighted
VERB
VBN
case
on
on
ADP
IN
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
12
12
NUM
CD
obl
Number=Sing
December
December
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
begin
began
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
battle
battle
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
When he noted the French superiority, he contented himself with capturing fifteen sail of the convoy.
advmod
PronType=Int
when
When
ADV
WRB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
note
noted
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
French
French
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
superiority
superiority
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
content
contented
VERB
VBD
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes
himself
himself
PRON
PRP
mark
with
with
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
capture
capturing
VERB
VBG
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
fifteen
fifteen
NUM
CD
obj
Number=Sing
sail
sail
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
convoy
convoy
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.