Battle of Cape Finisterre (1805)
In the Battle of Cape Finisterre (22 July 1805) off Galicia, Spain, the British fleet under Admiral Robert Calder fought an indecisive naval battle against the combined Franco-Spanish fleet which was returning from the West Indies. Failing to prevent the joining of French Admiral Pierre de Villeneuve's fleet to the squadron of Ferrol and to strike the shattering blow that would have freed Great Britain from the danger of an invasion, Calder was later court-martialled and severely reprimanded for his failure and for avoiding the renewal of the engagement on 23 and 24 July. At the same time, in the aftermath Villeneuve elected not to continue on to Brest, where his fleet could have joined with other French ships to clear the English Channel for an invasion of Great Britain.
Charles Elphinstone Fleeming
Charles René Magon de Médine
Charles Stirling
Edward Griffith Colpoys
George Martin (Royal Navy officer)
Henry Inman (Royal Navy officer)
John Harvey (Royal Navy officer, born 1772)
Pierre-Nicolas Rolland
Robert Calder
Samuel Warren (Royal Navy officer)
Sir Edward Buller, 1st Baronet
William Brown (Royal Navy officer)
William Nugent Glascock
William Prowse
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Battle of Cape Finisterre (1805)
In the Battle of Cape Finisterre (22 July 1805) off Galicia, Spain, the British fleet under Admiral Robert Calder fought an indecisive naval battle against the combined Franco-Spanish fleet which was returning from the West Indies. Failing to prevent the joining of French Admiral Pierre de Villeneuve's fleet to the squadron of Ferrol and to strike the shattering blow that would have freed Great Britain from the danger of an invasion, Calder was later court-martialled and severely reprimanded for his failure and for avoiding the renewal of the engagement on 23 and 24 July. At the same time, in the aftermath Villeneuve elected not to continue on to Brest, where his fleet could have joined with other French ships to clear the English Channel for an invasion of Great Britain.
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III bitwa u przylądka Finister ...... prowadzeniu inwazji na Anglię.
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In der Seeschlacht bei Finiste ...... n Koalitionskrieg zugerechnet.
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In the Battle of Cape Finister ...... an invasion of Great Britain.
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La bataille du cap Finisterre ...... te de son plus acharné ennemi.
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La batalla del cabo de Finiste ...... oleón para invadir Inglaterra.
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La battaglia di capo Finisterr ...... ava ad invadere l'Inghilterra.
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Бой Кальдера или Сражение у мы ...... го вторжения в Великобританию.
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フィニステレ岬の海戦(フィニステレみさきのかいせん、英語: ...... ーヴ提督の艦隊を、カルダー提督指揮のイギリス艦隊が阻止した。
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198 dead or wounded
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French Empire
Spanish Empire
United Kingdom
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1805-07-22
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British strategic victory
Indecisive
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15 ships of the line
20 ships of the line
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III bitwa u przylądka Finister ...... prowadzeniu inwazji na Anglię.
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In der Seeschlacht bei Finiste ...... n Koalitionskrieg zugerechnet.
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In the Battle of Cape Finister ...... an invasion of Great Britain.
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La bataille du cap Finisterre ...... flottes coalisées avait super
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La batalla del cabo de Finiste ...... arles Silvestre de Villeneuve.
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La battaglia di capo Finisterr ...... ta dall'ammiraglio Villeneuve.
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Бой Кальдера или Сражение у мы ...... озобновить сражение 23 и 24 ию
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フィニステレ岬の海戦(フィニステレみさきのかいせん、英語: ...... ーヴ提督の艦隊を、カルダー提督指揮のイギリス艦隊が阻止した。
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Bataille du cap Finisterre (1805)
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Batalla del cabo Finisterre
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Battaglia di Capo Finisterre (1805)
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Battle of Cape Finisterre (1805)
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III bitwa u przylądka Finisterre
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Schlacht bei Kap Finisterre (1805)
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Бой Кальдера
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フィニステレ岬の海戦
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Battle of Cape Finisterre
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