Forte (fencing) Capo Ferro defined the forte as the blade from the hilt to the middle. From the middle to the top is known as the debole. For the debole only, the edges are labeled true and false, the former being the lower edge when the sword is held horizontally. The flats of the sword are not named. By contrast, fencing master Salvator Fabris divides the debole into two sections, the third and fourth part (the first and second are divisions of the forte). The third part, midway to three quarters of the way to the tip, is ineffective but not entirely
French frigate Forte (1794) four men killed and 13 wounded before she struck. "Forte" spent two days or so transferring some of "Osterley"s cargo before he let her and her crew proceed. Some accounts state that he released her as a cartel for an exchange of prisoners. "Lloyd's List" reported that the galley "Surprize" participated in the engagement but escaped. On 1 March 1799, off Bengal, "Forte" chased and captured two merchantmen. Around 22:00, as "Forte" sailed to take possession of her prize, a sail was detected leeward, which Beaulieu-Leloup deemed to be another merchantman in spite of the suspicions of his officers. The