Naval Warfare Flashcards
Glorious First of June? stats
1st June 1794.
British Commander - Admiral Lord Howe
French Commander - Villaret Joyeuse
British Strength - 25 ships of the line 12 other.
French Strength - 26 ships of the line and 7 other.
British Loses - 1200 casualties.
French Loses - 6 ships of the line captured 1 sunk,
4000 casualties, 3000 captured.
Glorious First of June? Battle and aftermath.
The British has been carrying out a blockade on France, the French were attempting to break it in order for supplies from the US to reach Brest, minor British victory government called it Glorious for propaganda purposes.
One sided British victory however grain still reached France.
Battle of Cape St Vincent? Stats
14th February 1797.
British Commander - John Jervis.
Spanish Commander - Cordoba y Ramos.
British Strength - 15 ships of the line and 7 other.
Spanish Strength - 25 ships of the line and 12 other.
British losses - 73 dead, 227 wounded.
Spanish losses - 4 ships of the line captured, 250 dead, 550 wounded, 3000 casualties.
Battle of Cape St Vincent?
Battle and Aftermath
Treaty of Ildefonss in 1796 had allied Spain with France, the Spanish were attempting to lift the British blockade. Nelson used his bridge of battleships tactic to capture 2 ships and defeat the Spanish flagship.
Nelson promoted to rear admiral.
Battle of the Nile? Stats
1st - 2nd August 1798,
British commander - Lord Nelson.
French Commander - Brueys d’Aigalliers.
British Strengths - 14 ships of the line and 1 sloop.
French Strengths - 13 ships of the line and 4 frigates.
British losses - 218 killed 677 wounded.
French Losses - 5000 killed wounded or captured, 2 ships of the line destroyed, 9 ships of the line captured.
Battle of the Nile? Battle and aftermath.
Nelson had been moved to the Mediterranean sea in order to prevent Napoleon from reaching Egypt. He finds Napoleon in the Nile river Estuary. Nelson attacks at night and attacks the relatively unmanned French ships which are at anchor, Napoleon is now stranded in Egypt, Nelson is made an admiral as well as a peer.
Battle of Copenhagen? Stats
2nd April 1801.
British Commander - Hyde Parker overall.
Danish Commander - Olfert Fischer.
British Strength - 12 ships of the line, 18 other ships were present.
Danish Strength - 9 Ships of the line, 28 other, 1 Land Battery.
British losses - 1200 KWM, 3 Ships of the line ran aground.
Danish losses - 2 ships of the line sunk, 1 ship of the line destroyed, 6 ships of the line captured, 1600 KWM.
Battle of Copenhagen? Battle and Aftermath?
Denmark had a large navy due to it being a peninsular, Tsar Paul had been trying to align all of the Baltic states into an anti British alliance, League of neutrality. Britain decide to attack Denmark in order to prevent the fleet from ending up in French hands. Denmark now much less of a threat and remain Neutral, Nelson now made Vice admiral.
Battle of Trafalgar? Stats
21st October 1805,
British Commander - Lord Nelson and Collin Collingwood.
French/Spanish Commander - Pierre Villeneuve, Federico Gavina.
French/Spanish Strength - 33 ships of the line, 7 other, 2632 guns, 30000 men.
British Strength - 27 ships of the line, 6 other, 2148 guns, 17000 men.
British Losses - 458 killed, 1200 wounded.
French/Spanish Losses - 4400 killed, 2500 wounded, 8000 captured, 21 ships of the line captured, 1 ship of the line destroyed.
Battle of Trafalgar? Battle and Aftermath
The French had attempted to leave the Mediterranean port of Toulon however, were prevented from doing so by the storm, They attempted to again and met the Spanish fleet at Cadiz. Nelson then moved in as they set sail from Cadiz. Nelson is killed by a stray bullet as he often lead from the deck, Carronades and Coppering were used extensively in battle which were allowed by the Early Industrial Revolution. Nelson utilised the Crossing the T tactic in which his two vanguards hit the Franco Spanish lines at a perpendicular angle.
Battle of Copenhagen 1807? Stats
5th August - 7th September 1807.
British commander - James Gambier.
Danish commander - Ernst Peymann.
British Strength - 25000.
Danish Strength - 10000.
British Losses - 220 killed wounded or missing.
Danish Losses - 3000, Entire Fleet surrender, 195 civilians killed and 750 wounded.
Battle of Copenhagen? Battle and Aftermath
The Danish were once again considering an alliance with France which meant that Britain once again attacked Copenhagen even using rockets.
Walcheren Campaign? Stats
July - December 1809,
British Commander - Lord Chatham.
French/Dutch Commanders - Jean Baptiste Bernadotte, Jean Baptiste Dumonceau.
British Strength - 39000 soldiers, 616 ships.
French/ Dutch Strength - 46000.
British Losses - 4000 dead wounded or captured, 12000 sick.
French/Dutch Losses - 4000 dead wounded or captured, 5000 sick.
Walcheren Campaign? Battle and Aftermath
An expeditionary force sent by Britain to capture the French Fortresses at Antwerp, reducing pressure on Austria, British army perform poorly and ultimately retreat.
War of 1812? Stats
June 1812 - February 1815,
British Commander - Philip Broke.
American Commander - Henry Dearborn.
British Strengths - 11 ships of the line, 34 frigates, 52 other vessels.
US strengths - No ships of the line, 12 Frigates, 14 other vessels, 515 Privateers.
British Losses - 10000 deaths, 15500 captured, 4 frigates captured, 1344 merchant ships captured (373 recaptured).
American Losses - 15000 deaths, 4500 wounded, 20000 captured, 8 frigates lost, 1400 merchant ships captured.
