Action of 25 September 1806

Quand

25 sept. 1806

Type

Bataille

Coordonnées

45.50° N, 4.40° W

Description

1806 minor naval engagement during the Napoleonic Wars

Naval

oui

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1806 battle of the Napoleonic Wars

The action of 25 September 1806 was a naval battle fought during the Napoleonic Wars off the French Biscay port of Rochefort. A French squadron comprising five frigates and two corvettes, sailing to the French West Indies with supplies and reinforcements, was intercepted by a British squadron of six ships of the line that was keeping a close blockade of the port as part of the Atlantic campaign of 1806.

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