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.
Arthur Kaye LeggeCharles Elphinstone FleemingCharles René Magon de MédineCharles StirlingEdward Griffith ColpoysGeorge Martin (Royal Navy officer)Henry Inman (Royal Navy officer)John Harvey (Royal Navy officer, born 1772)John StockhamPierre-Charles VilleneuvePierre-Nicolas RollandRobert CalderSamuel Warren (Royal Navy officer)Sir Edward Buller, 1st BaronetThomas HuskissonWilliam Brown (Royal Navy officer)William Cuming (Royal Navy officer)William LechmereWilliam Nugent GlascockWilliam 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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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 ...... sante défaite pour Villeneuve.
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La batalla del Cap de Finister ...... destinat a envair Anglaterra.
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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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Pertempuran Tanjung Finisterre ...... dalam Peperangan era Napoleon.
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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 killed and wounded
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1805-07-22
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Strategic British victory
Tactically indecisive
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15 ships of the line
2 frigates
20 ships of the line
7 frigates
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Anglo-Spanish War (1796)
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France
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Spain
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United Kingdom
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Federico Gravina
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Pierre de Villeneuve
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Robert Calder
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Battle of Cape Finisterre
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1805-07-22
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the Napoleonic Wars
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Off Cape Finisterre, Atlantic Ocean
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Strategic British victory
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Tactically indecisive
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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 ...... on Ier d'envahir l'Angleterre.
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La batalla del Cap de Finister ...... arles Silvestre de Villeneuve.
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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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Pertempuran Tanjung Finisterre ...... dalam Peperangan era Napoleon.
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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 Cap Finisterre (1805)
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Batalla del cabo Finisterre
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Batalo de Kabo Finisterre (1805)
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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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Pertempuran Tanjung Finisterre (1805)
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Schlacht bei Kap Finisterre (1805)
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Бой Кальдера
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Battle of Cape Finisterre
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