Battle

Raids on Boulogne

16 Aug 1801 · 50.73° N, 1.61° E

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When
16 Aug 1801
Kind
Battle
Coordinates
50.73° N, 1.61° E
Description
1801 naval battle
Naval
yes

Raids on Boulogne

Part of the War of the Second Coalition (1801)

The raid on Boulogne in 1801 was a failed attempt by elements of the Royal Navy led by Vice Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson to destroy a flotilla of French vessels anchored in the port of Boulogne, a fleet which was thought to be used for the invasion of England, during the French Revolutionary Wars. At dawn on 4 August, Nelson ordered five bomb vessels to move forward and open fire against the French line.

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