Battle of the Basque Roads

When

11 Apr 1809 – 25 Apr 1809

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

46.00° N, 1.19° W

Description

1809 naval battle during the Napoleonic Wars

Naval

yes

1809 naval battle during the Napoleonic Wars

The Battle of the Basque Roads, also known as the Battle of Aix Roads, was a major naval battle of the Napoleonic Wars, fought in the narrow Basque Roads at the mouth of the Charente River on the Biscay coast of France.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA · Read the article

• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Napoleonic Wars – Battle of the Basque Roads: The British Royal Navy defeats the French fleet in the mouth of the Charente”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “11 et 12 avril : bataille de l'île d'Aix”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page