What the records say
- When
- 1812
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 47.81° N, 4.34° W
- Description
- 1812 naval battle
- Naval
- yes
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Action of 22 May 1812
The action of 22 May 1812 took place off Groix when a small French squadron comprising the French frigates Ariane and Andromaque, and the brig Mameluck returning from a commerce raiding campaign in the Atlantic, met the 74-gun HMS Northumberland while trying the slip to Lorient through the British blockade.
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