Action of 10 November 1808

Wann

10. Nov. 1808

Art

Schlacht

Koordinaten

45.14° N, 1.50° W

Description

minor naval engagement of the Napoleonic Wars, in which a British frigate defeated and captured a French frigate

Naval

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1808 naval battle of the Napoleonic Wars

The action of 10 November 1808 was a minor naval engagement of the Napoleonic Wars, in which a British frigate defeated and captured a French frigate in the Bay of Biscay. The action formed part of the blockade of the French Biscay ports during the war by the British Royal Navy, a strategy designed to prevent ships from entering or leaving French harbours, thus eliminating foreign trade with France and damaging the F…

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