Action of 13 March 1806
The action of 13 March 1806 was a naval engagement of the Napoleonic Wars, fought when a British and a French squadron met unexpectedly in the mid-Atlantic. Neither force was aware of the presence of the other prior to the encounter and were participating in separate campaigns. The British squadron consisted of seven ships of the line accompanied by associated frigates, led by Rear-Admiral Sir John Borlase Warren, were tasked with hunting down and destroying the French squadron of Contre-Admiral Jean-Baptiste Willaumez, which had departed Brest for raiding operations in the South Atlantic in December 1805, at the start of the Atlantic campaign of 1806. The French force consisted of one ship of the line and one frigate, all that remained of Contre-Admiral Charles-Alexandre Durand Linois' sq
Battle of Pulo AuraCharles-Alexandre Léon Durand LinoisFrench ship Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1795)HMS AmazonHMS Belle Poule (1806)HMS London (1766)Harry Burrard NealeHired armed cutter John BullJohn Borlase WarrenJohn Chambers WhiteList of clasps to the Naval General Service Medal (1847)List of ships captured in the 19th centuryList of ships of the line of FranceOrder of battle in the Atlantic campaign of 1806Samuel PechellSir William Parker, 1st Baronet, of ShenstoneTéméraire-class ship of the line
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Action of 13 March 1806
The action of 13 March 1806 was a naval engagement of the Napoleonic Wars, fought when a British and a French squadron met unexpectedly in the mid-Atlantic. Neither force was aware of the presence of the other prior to the encounter and were participating in separate campaigns. The British squadron consisted of seven ships of the line accompanied by associated frigates, led by Rear-Admiral Sir John Borlase Warren, were tasked with hunting down and destroying the French squadron of Contre-Admiral Jean-Baptiste Willaumez, which had departed Brest for raiding operations in the South Atlantic in December 1805, at the start of the Atlantic campaign of 1806. The French force consisted of one ship of the line and one frigate, all that remained of Contre-Admiral Charles-Alexandre Durand Linois' sq
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La bataille du Cap-Vert est un ...... compte 60 tués et 82 blessés.
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The action of 13 March 1806 wa ...... ed to employ him at sea again.
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40 killed and wounded
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United Kingdom
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1806-03-13
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British victory
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France
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United Kingdom
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Charles Linois
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John Warren
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1806-03-13
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the Napoleonic Wars
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Off the Canary Islands, Atlantic Ocean
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British victory
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La bataille du Cap-Vert est un ...... pitaine de frégate Chasseriau.
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The action of 13 March 1806 wa ...... es-Alexandre Durand Linois' sq
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Action of 13 March 1806
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Bataille du Cap-Vert
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Action of 13 March 1806
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