Battle of Groix

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The Battle of Groix was a naval engagement fought in June 1795 during the French Revolutionary Wars, in which the British Royal Navy defeated the French fleet off the coast of Brittany.

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instanceOf battle of the French Revolutionary Wars
naval battle
belligerent French Republic
capturedShips three French ships of the line
combatant1 Royal Navy
combatant2 French Navy
commander1 Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport
commander2 Louis Thomas Villaret de Joyeuse
conflict French Revolutionary Wars
countryInvolved France
Great Britain
date 23 June 1795
era Age of Sail
fleetEngaged British Channel Fleet
French Atlantic Fleet
follows Naval skirmishes off Brittany in 1795
geographicalContext Bay of Biscay
surface form: Bay of Biscay region
hasCategory 1795 in France
Battles of the French Revolutionary Wars
Conflicts in 1795
Naval battles involving France
Naval battles involving Great Britain
isAfter Battle of the Glorious First of June
surface form: Glorious First of June
isPartOf naval history of the French Revolutionary Wars
location Atlantic Ocean
off Groix
off the coast of Brittany
month June 1795
namedAfter Île de Groix
navalTheatre Atlantic theatre of the French Revolutionary Wars
outcome French fleet driven into Lorient
partOf Atlantic campaign of May–June 1794
surface form: Atlantic campaign of 1794–1795

War of the First Coalition
precededBy Naval operations in the Atlantic in 1795
relatedTo Battle of the Glorious First of June
surface form: Glorious First of June
result British victory
strategicEffect secured British control of the Western Approaches
year 1795

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HMS Orion participatedInBattle Battle of Groix
Océan participatedIn Battle of Groix