Action of 23 August 1806
The Action of 23 August 1806 was a minor naval battle of the Napoleonic wars, fought off the coast of Spanish Cuba near the port of Havana. The Spanish frigate Pomona was captured by the frigates HMS Anson and HMS Arethusa under the commands of Captain Charles Lydiard and Charles Brisbane respectively. As well as the frigate being captured, a shore battery was silenced and a fleet of gunboats was defeated.
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Action of 23 August 1806
The Action of 23 August 1806 was a minor naval battle of the Napoleonic wars, fought off the coast of Spanish Cuba near the port of Havana. The Spanish frigate Pomona was captured by the frigates HMS Anson and HMS Arethusa under the commands of Captain Charles Lydiard and Charles Brisbane respectively. As well as the frigate being captured, a shore battery was silenced and a fleet of gunboats was defeated.
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The Action of 23 August 1806 w ...... leet of gunboats was defeated.
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Бой у Гаваны — второстепенное ...... ать помощь испанскому кораблю.
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2 killed, 32 wounded
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1806-08-23
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British victory
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*HMS Anson
*HMS Arethusa
1 frigatePomona,
12 gunboats,
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and HMS Anson capture the Pomona off Havana, depicted by Thomas Whitcombe
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The Action of 23 August 1806 w ...... leet of gunboats was defeated.
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Бой у Гаваны — второстепенное ...... ать помощь испанскому кораблю.
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Action of 23 August 1806
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Бой у Гаваны (1806)
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Action of 23 August 1806
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