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Battle was 18th September 1804, not 15th September 1804

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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/15788/page/333 has a letter written by Captain James Lind of the Centurion to the Admiralty dated 19th September 1804, where he describes the events of the battle 'yesterday' so clearly the battle took place on the 18th September 1804 and not 15th September 1804.. Unfortunately the same date error propagates its way through several other articles linked to this one.

Ones I know are effected

Linois's expedition to the Indian Ocean https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linois%27s_expedition_to_the_Indian_Ocean https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linois%27s_expedition_to_the_Indian_Ocean#/media/File:Centurion_at_Vizagapatam.jpg James Lind (Royal Navy officer) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Lind_(Royal_Navy_officer) HMS Centurion (1774) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Centurion_(1774)


The article Princess Charlotte (1796 EIC ship)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Charlotte_(1796_EIC_ship) has the correct date of 18th September 1804 for the battle Bohun (talk) 02:43, 3 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]