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The Action of 8 May 1744 was a minor naval engagement of the War of the Austrian Succession in which two French ships of the line, the 60-gun Content, and the 64-gun Mars, captured the British ship of the line HMS Northumberland, after a desperate action lasting four hours. Northumberland‍ '​s captain, Thomas Watson, and her second-lieutenant were among those killed.

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  • The Action of 8 May 1744 was a minor naval engagement of the War of the Austrian Succession in which two French ships of the line, the 60-gun Content, and the 64-gun Mars, captured the British ship of the line HMS Northumberland, after a desperate action lasting four hours. Northumberland‍ '​s captain, Thomas Watson, and her second-lieutenant were among those killed.
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  • Action of 8 May 1744
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