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Other actions and Naval Battles

Other actions and Naval Battles

Other Actions (e.g. Non-French, Colonial, Rebellions, "Minor" Campaigns, Naval etc.)

1792 – 1815

Comments
The war of France against Britain until 1802 can not be divided into two Wars of the Coalition. Although the conflicts with Britain until 1802 are often classified as parts of the Coalition Wars.

This Other Battles section has the following campaigns:

  • Vendéean Rebellion,
  • Campaign in Switzerland (without actions of the 2nd Coalition War)
  • Invasion of Ireland
  • Campaign in Central Italy
  • Ottoman Empire vs Russia
  • Tyrolian Rebellion
  • Indian Ocean
  • Single independent actions

1793/08/14
Battle of Lucon
Vendéean Rebellion
Republican victory

Republican France Vendée
Sandoz/Tunq d’Elbée

 


1793/08/25
Combat of Marseille
Republican France victory

Republican France Marseille
Carteaux

 


1793/11/14 – 1793/11/15
Battle of Granville
Vendéean Rebellion
Republican France victory

Republican France Vendée
Varin/Peyre Rochejaquelin

 


1794/05/28 – 1794/06/01
Naval Battle of Ushant (Ouessant), “Glorious 1st of June”
British victory

France Britain
Villaret-Joyeuse Howe

Comments
Actually 400 miles off Ushant (Ouessant)
It is doubtful to claim this event as an English victory because the french fleet succeeded in reaching the target of protecting a naval grain convoy coming from America. But nevertheless the battle itself was an English tactical victory.


1795/03/13
Naval Battle of Genoa
British victory

France Britain
Martin Hotham

 


1795/06/23
Naval Battle of Île de Groix (Battle of L’Orient)
British victory

France Britain
Villaret-Joyeuse Hood/Bridport (?)

 


1795/07/13
Naval Battle of Hyères Islands
British victory

France Britain
Martin Hotham

 


1795/07/16 – 1795/07/20
Battle of Quiberon
Single independent action
Republican France victory

Republican France French Emigrés/Britain
Hoche Comte de Puissaye/Comte d’Hervilly
Troops: 13000 (11) 17000 (11)
8000 (12)
Losses: KIA 300 (12)
Prisoners 6000 (12)

 


1797/02/14
Naval Battle of Cape St. Vincent
British victory

Spain Britain
Córdova Jervis/Nelson
Losses: Total 300 (12) Prisoners >2500 (12)

 


1797/07/25
Battle of Tenerife
Spanish victory

Spain Britain
D. Antonio Gutiérrez Nelson

Comments
Nelson was heavily defeated and was wounded losing an arm.


1797/10/11
Naval Battle of Camperdown
British victory

Netherland Britain
de Winter Duncan
Losses: KIA&WIA >1000 (12)
Prisoners 5000 (12)
KIA&WIA >1000 (12)

 


1798/03/05
Battle of Grauholz
Campaign in Switzerland
French victory

France Berne
Schauenburg vonErlach

 


1798/06/10
Battle of La Valetta
Egypt Campaign
French victory

France Knights of St.John of Malta
Napoleon VonHompesch

 


1798/08/01
Naval Battle of Abukir Bay (Battle of the Nile)
Egypt Campaign
British victory

France Britain
Brueys Nelson
Losses: KIA&WIA >8900 (12) Total 900 (12)

Comments
Death of Admiral Brueys.


1798/08/22
Landing in the Killala Bay
Invasion of Ireland
French victory

France British Loyalists
Humbert

 


1798/08/27
Battle of Castlebar
Invasion of Ireland
French victory

France British Loyalists
Humbert Lake
Troups: 1500 (12) 6000 (12)

 


1798/09/05
Battle of Callooney
Invasion of Ireland
French victory

France British Loyalists
Humbert Vereker

 


1798/09/08
Battle of Ballinamuck
Invasion of Ireland
French victory

France British Loyalists
Humbert Cornwallis/Lake

 


1798/10/12
Battle of Donegal
Invasion of Ireland
British victory

France Britain
Bompard Warren

 


1799/01/11
Capitulation of Capua
Campaign in Central Italy
French victory

France Naples
Mack

 


1799/01/24
Storming of Naples
Campaign in Central Italy
French victory

France Naples
Championnet

 


1801/04/02
1st Naval Battle of Copenhagen
British victory

Britain Denmark
Nelson Fischer
Losses: Total 941 (12) KIA 790 (12)
WIA 900 (12)
Prisoners 2000 (12)

 


1801/07/06
1st Naval Battle of Algeciras
French/Spanish victory

France/Spain Britain
Linois Saumarez

 


1801/07/12
2nd Naval Battle of Algeciras
British victory

France/Spain Britain
Moreno Saumarez

 


1804/10/05
Naval Battle of Cape Santa Marta
British victory

Spain Britain

 


1805/07/22
Naval Battle of Cap Finisterre
British victory

France/Spain Britain
Villeneuve Calder

 


1805/10/21
Naval Battle of Trafalgar
British victory

France/Spain Britain
Villeneuve/Gravina Nelson

Comments
Death of Nelson.


1805/11/05
Naval Battle of Cape Ortegal
British victory

France Britain
Dumanoir Strachan

Comments
Four ships of the French escaping from Trafalgar.


1806/01/08
Battle of Cape Town
British victory

France/Holland Britain
Baird/Popham

 


1806/02/06
Naval Battle of Santo Domingo
British victory

France Britain
Leisseque Duckworth

 


1806/06/27
1st Battle of Buenos Ayres
Spanish(French) victory

Spain(France) Britain
Liniers Beresford

 


1806/07/04
Combat of Maida
British victory

France Britain
Reynier Stuart

Comments
Engagement in Calabria (Italy).


1807/06/30
Naval Battle of Lemnos
Russian victory

Ottoman Empire Russia
Seniavin

 


1807/07/05
2nd Battle of Buenos Ayres
Spanish(French) victory

Spain(France) Britain
Liniers Whitelocke

 


1807/03/31
Battle of Rosetta
Turkish victory

Britain Turks
Fraser Mohammed Ali

 


1807/04/21
Battle of El Hamid
Turkish victory

Britain Turks
Fraser Mohammed Ali

 


1807/09/02 – 1807/09/05
Bombardement of Copenhagen
British victory

Denmark Britain
Gambier/Cathcart/Wellington

 


1808/06/03
Action at Loznica (Loznitza)
Ottoman/French victory

Ottoman Empire/France Serbia

Comments
This Loznica is near the Drina west of Belgrade.


1809/04/11 – 1809/04/12
Naval Battle of Basque Roads
British victory

France Britain
Allemand Gambier/Cochrane

 


1809/06/25
Battle of Graz
Tyrolian Rebellion
French/Bavarian victory

France/Bavaria Tyrol
Guilay

 


1809/07/16
Battle of Flushing
British victory

France/Holland Britain

 


1809/07/30 – 1809/12/09
Occupation of Walcheren
? victory

France/Holland Britain
Louis Bonaparte/Bernadotte Chatham

 


1809/08/12
Battle of Berg Isel
Tyrolian Rebellion
Tyrolian victory

France/Bavaria Tyrol

 


1809/08/16 – 1809/08/23
Action of Sainte-Rose
Indian Ocean
E55.50 S21.10, Reunion Island
French victory

France Britain
La Richaudie Corbett

Comments
Troups: F: 110, E: 150


1809/09/21
Battle of Saint-Paul
Indian Ocean
E55.15 S21.00, Reunion Island
British victory

France Britain
Saint-Mihiel Keating

Comments
Troups: F: 200, E: 600.


1810/07/07 – 1810/07/08
Battle of Saint-Denis
Indian Ocean
E55.30 S20.50, Reunion Island
British victory

France Britain
Sainte-Susanne Keating

Comments
Troops: F: 480, E: 4000
Casualties: sources disagree:F: 15 to 62; E: 97 to 248.
Comments Surrender of Reunion Island.


1810/08/23 – 1810/08/27
Naval Battle of Grand-Port (Naval Battle of île de la Passe)
Indian Ocean
E57.40 S20.20, Ile de France
French victory

France Britain
Duperre/Bouvet Willoughby

Comments
F: 4 frigates; E: 4 frigates.
Casualties: F:150; E:1600 (including prisoners), 2 frigates sunken, 2 frigates captured.


1810/12/01
Battle of Montagne Longue
Indian Ocean
E57.30 S20.10, Ile de France
British victory

France Britain
Decaen Abercombie

Comments
Troups: F: 4000, E: 10000
Comments Surrender of Ile de France.


1811/03/13
Naval Battle of Lissa
British victory

France/Venice Britain
Dubourdieu Hoste

Comments
Death of Dubourdieu.


1815/05/02
Battle of Tolentino
Austrian victory

Naples Austria
Murat Bianchi
Troops:
Losses:

 


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