Battle of Groix

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The naval Battle of Groix took place on 23 June 1795 during the French Revolutionary War off the west coast of France.

A British fleet of 14 ships of the line under Admiral Lord Bridport in Royal George, chased a French fleet of 12 of the line under Vice-Admiral Louis Thomas Villaret de Joyeuse from the southwest toward the Île de Groix, and in a battle lasting around 2hr 40min captured three ships before breaking off the action as the ships were coming too close to the shore. Hood was much criticized in the navy for his failure to win a more decisive victory.

Ships involved:
Only ships marked * were in action

[edit] Britain (Alexander Hood)

Royal George* 100 (flag, captain William Domett)
Queen Charlotte* 100 (Andrew Snape Douglas)
Queen 98 (William Bedford)
London 98 (Edward Griffith)
Prince of Wales 98 (John Bazely)
Prince 98 (Charles Powell Hamilton)
Barfleur 98 (James Richard Dacres)
Prince George 98 (William Edge)
Sans Pareil* 80 (William Browell)
Valiant 74 (Christopher Parker)
Orion* 74 (James Saumarez)
Irresistable* 74 (Richard Grindall)
Russel* 74 (Thomas Larcom)
Colossus* 74 (John Monkton)
Révolutionnaire
Thalia
Nymphe
Aquilon
Astrea
Babet 20
Maegera (fireship)
Incendiary (fireship)
Charon (hospital ship)
Argus (lugger)
Dolly (lugger)

[edit] France (Louis Thomas Villaret de Joyeuse)

Peuple* 120
Alexandre* 74 (François-Charles Guillemet) - Captured
Droits de l'Homme 74
Océan* 74 (Charles-Alexandre Durand-Linois) - Captured
Fougueux 74
Jean Bart 74
Mucius* 74
Nestor* 74
Redoubtable* 74
Tigre* 74 (Jacques Bedout) - Captured
Wattigny* 74
Zélé 74