Battle of Les Sables-d'Olonne

When

23 Feb 1809

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

46.49° N, 1.78° W

Description

1809 battle between a French Navy squadron of three frigates and a larger British squadron of ships of the line.

1809 naval battle of the Napoleonic Wars

The Battle of Les Sables-d'Olonne was a minor naval battle fought on 23 February 1809 off the town of Les Sables-d'Olonne on the Biscay Coast of France between a French Navy squadron of three frigates and a larger British squadron of ships of the line.

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