Little Fighting Chance, The [Laws J19]
DESCRIPTION: The "Little Fighting Chance" encounters a French warship. The battle is long, and the British take twenty casualties, but in the end they defeat the French vessel and take it home as a prize
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1905 (Greig/Duncan1)
KEYWORDS: ship battle navy
FOUND IN: Canada(Mar) Britain(Scotland(Aber))
REFERENCES (4 citations):
Laws J19, "The Little Fighting Chance"
Greig/Duncan1 42, "Box Them Off, My Jolly Tars" (1 text, 1 tune)
Mackenzie-BalladsAndSeaSongsFromNovaScotia 82, "The Little Fighting Chance" (1 text)
DT 551, LILCHANC
Roud #980
File: LJ19
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