Timeline - 1792 - 1815: Other Actions and Naval Battles

The war of France against Britain until 1802 cannot be divided into two Wars of the Coalition. Although the conflichts with Britain until 1802 are often classified as parts of the Coalition Wars.

Includes following campaigns:

• Vendéan Rebellion
• Campaign in Switzerland (without the actions of the War of the Second Coalition)
• Invasion of Ireland
• Campaign in Central Italy
• Ottoman Empire vs. Russia
• Tyrolian Rebellion
• Indian Ocean
• Single independent actions

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• 14 August 1793. Battle of Lucon. Vendéean Rebellion. Republican France (Sandoz/Tunq) vs. Vendée (d’Elbée). Republican victory.
• 25 August 1793. Combat of Marseill. Republican France (Carteaux) vs. Marseille. Republican France victory.
• 14-15 November 1793. Battle of Granville. Vendéean Rebellion. Republican France (Varin/Peyre) vs. Vendée (Rochejaquelin). Republican France.

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• 28 May – 1 June 1794. Naval Battle of Ushant (Ouessant), “Glorious 1 st of June”. France (Villaret-Joyeuse) vs. Britain (Howe). British victory.

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• 13 March 1795. Naval Battle of Genoa. France (Martin) vs. Britain (Hotham). British.
• 23 June 1795. Naval Battle of Ile de Groix (Battle of l’Orient). France (Villaret-Joyeuse) vs. Britain (Hood/Bridport?). British victory.
• 13 July 1795. Naval Battle of Hyères Islands. France (Martin) vs. Britain (Hotham). British victory.
• 16-20 July 1795. Battle of Quiberon. Single independent action. Republican France (Hoche) vs. French émigrés/Britain (Comte de Puissaye/Comte d’Hervilly). Republican France victory.

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• 14 February 1797. Naval Battle of Cape Saint Vincent. Spain (Córdova) vs. Britain (Jervis/Nelson). British.
• 25 July 1797. Battle of Tenerife. Spain (D. Antonio Gutiérrez) vs. Britain (Nelson). Spanish. (Nelson was heavily defeated and was wounded, losing an arm).
• 11 October 1797. Naval Battle of Camperdown. Netherlands (de Winter) vs. Britain (Duncan). British victory.

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• 5 March 1798. Battle of Grauholz. Campaign in Switzerland. France (Schauenburg) vs. Berne (von Erlach). French victory.
• 10 June 1798. Battle of La Valetta. Egypt Campaign. France (Napoleon) vs. Knights of Saint John of Malta (Von Hompesch). French.
• 1 August 1798. Naval Battle of Abukir Bay (Battle of the Nile). Egypt Campaign. France (Brueys) vs. Britain (Nelson). British. (Death of Admiral Brueys).
• 22 August 1798. Landing in the Killala Bay. Invasion of Ireland. France (Humbert) vs. British Loyalists. French victory.
• 27 August 1798. Battle of Castlebar. Invasion of Ireland. France (Humbert) vs. British Loyalists (Lake). French victory.
• 5 September 1798. Battle of Callooney. Invasion of Ireland. France (Humbert) vs. British Loyalists (Vereker). French victory.
• 8 September 1798. Battle of Ballinamuck. Invasion of Ireland. France (Humbert) vs. British Loyalists (Cornwallis/Lake). French victory.
• 12 September 1798. Battle of Donegal. Invasion of Ireland. France (Bompard) vs. British Loyalists (Warren). British victory.

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• 11 January 1799. Capitulation of Capua. Campaign in Central Italy. France vs. Naples (Mack). French.
• 24 January 1799. Storming of Naples. Campaign in Central Italy. France (Championnet) vs. Naples. French.

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• 2 April 1801. 1st Naval Battle of Copenhagen. Britain (Nelson) vs. Denmark (Fischer). British.
• 6 July 1801. 1st Naval Battle of Algeciras. France/Spain (Linois) vs. Britain (Saumarez). French/Spanish victory.
• 12 July 1801. 2nd Naval Battle of Algeciras. France/Spain (Moreno) vs. Britain (Saumarez). British victory.

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• 5 October 1804. Naval Battle of Cape Santa Marta. Spain vs. Britain. British.

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• 22 July 1805. Naval Battle of Cap Finisterre. France/Spain (Villeneuve) vs. Britain (Calder). British.
• 21 October 1805. Naval Battle of Trafalgar. France/Spain (Villeneuve/Gravina) vs. Britain (Nelson). British. (Death of Nelson).
• 5 November 1805. Naval Battle of Cape Ortegal. France (Dumanoir) vs. Britain (Strachan). British. (Four ships of the French escaping from Trafalgar).

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• 8 January 1806. Battle of Cape Town. France/Holland vs. Britain (Baird/Popham). British.
• 26 February 1806. Naval Battle of Santo Domingo. France (Leisseque) vs. Britain (Duckworth). British.
• 27 June 1806. 1st Battle of Buenos Ayres. Spain (France) (Liniers) vs. Britain (Beresford). Spanish (French) victory.
• 4 July 1806. Combat of Maida. France (Reynier) vs. Britain (Stuart). British. (Engagement in Calabria, Italy).

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• 30 June 1807. Naval Battle of Lemnos. Ottoman Empire vs. Russia (Seniavin). Russian.
• 5 July 1807. 2nd Battle of Buenos Ayres. Spain (France) (Liniers) vs. Britain (Whitelocke). Spanish (French) victory.
• 31 March 1807. Battle of Rosetta. Britain (Fraser) vs. Turks (Mohammed Ali). Turkish.
• 21 April 1807. Battle of El Hamid. Britain (Fraser) vs. Turks (Mohammed Ali). Turkish.
• 2-5 September 1807. Bombardment of Copenhagen. Denmark vs. Britain (Gambier/Cathcart/Wellington). British.

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• 3 June 1808. Action of Loznica (Loznitza). Ottoman Empire/France vs. Serbia. Ottoman/French victory. (This Loznica is near the Drina, west of Belgrade).

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• 11-12 April 1809. Naval Battle of Basque Roads. France (Allemand) vs. Britain (Gambier/Cochrane). British.
• 25 June 1809. Battle of Graz. Tyrolian Rebellion. France/Bavaria vs. Tyrol (Guilday). French/Bavarian victory.
• 16 July 1809. Battle of Flushing. France/Holland vs. Britain. British.
• 30 July – 9 December 1809. Occupation of Walcheren. France/Holland (Louis Bonaparte/Bernadotte) vs. Britain (Chatham). [?] victory.
• 12 August 1809. Battle of Berg Isel. Tyrolian Rebellion. France/Bavaria vs. Tyrol. Tyrolian victory.
• 16-23 August 1809. Action of Sainte-Rose. Indian Ocean. E55.50 S21.10, Reunion Island. France (La Richaudie) vs. Britain (Corbett). French victory.
• Battle of Saint Paul. Indian Ocean. E55.15 S21.00, Reunion Island. France (Saint-Mihiel) vs. Britain (Keating). British victory.

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• 7-8 July 1810. Battle of Saint-Denis. Indian Ocean. E55.30 S21.50, Reunion Island. France (Sainte-Susanne) vs. Britain (Keating). British victory. (Surrender of Reunion Island).
• 23-27 August 1810. Naval Battle of Grand-Port (Naval Battle of île de la Passe). Indian Ocean. E57.40 S20.20, Ile de France. France (Duperre/Bouvet) vs. Britain (Willoughby). French victory.
• 1 December 1810. Battle of Montagne Longue. Indian Ocean. E57.30 S20.10, Ile de France. France (Decaen) vs. Britain (Abercrombie). British victory. (Surrender of Ile de France).

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• 13 March 1811. Naval Battle of Lissa. France/Venice (Dubourdieu) vs. Britain (Hoste). British victory. (Death of Dubourdieu).

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• 2 May 1815. Battle of Tolentino. Naples (Murat) vs. Austria (Bianchi). Austrian.