Re: Name that Battle!
The effectiveness of the fireships is an interesting topic. In my opinion, their efficiency was dependent on how disciplined their target was. The Ottoman crews of the early 19th century were largely composed of conscripted sailors and officers with minimal training and experience. They were very prone to panicking, once a fireship was observed, which meant that the "suicide-bomber" could reach their ship relatively unopposed, unless the wind and the currents ran towards the opposite direction. In other cases, the results were much more disappointing: The Ottoman fireships failed in Navarino, although they almost managed to set ablaze a French ship, while Kanaris himself failed in a similar operation directed against the Egyptian port of Alexandria.
Anyway, next one also depicts ships of the line burning at night: