Battle of Algeciras Bay

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The Battle of Algeciras Bay was a series of naval engagements in 1801 during the French Revolutionary Wars in which French and Spanish fleets clashed with the British Royal Navy off southern Spain.

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instanceOf battle of the French Revolutionary Wars
naval battle
alsoKnownAs Action off Algeciras
belligerent French Navy
Royal Navy
Spanish Navy
cause French attempt to reinforce forces in Egypt and challenge British sea power
combatType ship-of-the-line engagement
commander Charles-Alexandre Léon Durand Linois
Captain Sir James Saumarez
surface form: James Saumarez

Juan Joaquín Moreno
conflict French Revolutionary Wars
countryInvolved French First Republic
Kingdom of Spain
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
endDate 1801-07-12
era Age of Sail
followedBy continued British naval dominance in the region
hasPart Battle of Algeciras Bay self-linksurface differs
surface form: First Battle of Algeciras

Battle of Algeciras Bay self-linksurface differs
surface form: Second Battle of Algeciras
location Bay of Gibraltar
surface form: Algeciras Bay

Strait of Gibraltar
off the coast of southern Spain
navalTactics line of battle
notableShip Formidable (French ship of the line)
HMS Caesar
HMS Superb
HMS Venerable
Indomptable (French ship of the line)
Real Carlos (Spanish ship of the line)
San Hermenegildo (Spanish ship of the line)
objective to disrupt British naval dominance in the Strait of Gibraltar
opponent British Royal Navy vs. combined French and Spanish fleets
opposedBy Captain Sir James Saumarez
surface form: Admiral James Saumarez
partOf War of the Second Coalition
naval operations in the Strait of Gibraltar
precededBy earlier British blockades of Cádiz and the Spanish coast
region Andalusia
relatedTo Battle of Trafalgar
Great Siege of Gibraltar
surface form: Siege of Gibraltar (1779–1783)
result British tactical victory in second engagement
French and Spanish tactical victory in first engagement
inconclusive overall
significance demonstrated risks of combined fleet operations against the Royal Navy
led to destruction of two large Spanish ships of the line by friendly fire and explosions
startDate 1801-07-06
theatre Mediterranean theater of the French Revolutionary Wars
surface form: Mediterranean theatre of the French Revolutionary Wars
year 1801

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Océan participatedIn Battle of Algeciras Bay
Battle of Algeciras Bay hasPart Battle of Algeciras Bay self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: First Battle of Algeciras
Battle of Algeciras Bay hasPart Battle of Algeciras Bay self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Second Battle of Algeciras
Captain Sir James Saumarez notableBattle Battle of Algeciras Bay
subject surface form: James Saumarez
Captain Sir James Saumarez notableBattle Battle of Algeciras Bay
subject surface form: James Saumarez
this entity surface form: Second Battle of Algeciras (Battle of Cape Trafalgar Bay, 1801)