Naval Battle of Genoa (1795)
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| Naval Battle of Genoa | |||||||
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| Part of the French Revolutionary War | |||||||
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| Combatants | |||||||
| First French Republic | Great Britain Naples |
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| Commanders | |||||||
| Rear Admiral Martin | Vice Admiral Hotham | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 13 ships of the line, 490 guns, 9,520 men |
14 ships of the line, 557 guns, 8,810 men |
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| Casualties | |||||||
| 600 killed, 1,000 wounded, 2 ships of the line |
400 killed or wounded, 1 ship of the line |
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| War of the First Coalition |
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| Valmy – Jemappes – 1st Mainz – Neerwinden – Entrames – Toulon – Famars – Fontenay-le-Comte – Cholet – Luçon – Hondshoote – Wattignies – Truillas – Boulou – Tourcoing – Fleurus – Vosges – Tournay – Black Mountain – Lodi – Arcole – Genoa – Hyères – 2nd Mainz – Amberg – Rovereto – Bassano – Montenotte – Dego – Cape St Vincent – Santa Cruz – Rivoli – Camperdown |
| Naval Battles of the French Revolutionary Wars |
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| Ushant - Genoa - Hyères - Camperdown - Nile - Copenhagen - Algeciras |
The Naval Battle of Genoa was fought off the coast of Genoa, a port city in north-western Italy, between French warships under Rear Admiral Martin and British and Neapolitan warships under Vice Admiral Hotham. The naval battle ended in a British-Neapolitan victory over the French. The French ships Ça Ira and Censeur were captured by the British, the British ship Illustrious was badly damaged and destroyed after the battle.
French Fleet
Rear Admiral Martin commanding
Ça Ira (80 guns)
Victoire (80 guns)
Mercure (74 guns)
Censeur (74 guns)
Vestale (36 guns)
Sans Culotte (120 guns)
Duquesne (74 guns)
Tonnant (74 guns)
Plus other unidentified ships of the line
British-Neapolitan Fleet
Vice Admiral Hotham commanding
British Ships
Britannia (100 guns, flag ship)
Captain (74 guns)
Bedford (74 guns)
Princess Royal (98 guns)
Agamemnon (64 guns)
Illustrious (74 guns)
Courageux (74 guns)
Egmont (74 guns)
Windsor Castle (98 guns)
Diadem (64 guns)
St. George (98 guns)
Terrible (74 guns)
Fortitude (74 gun)
Lowestoft (32 guns, frigate)
Poulette (26 guns, frigate)
Inconstant (36 guns, frigate)
Meleager (32 guns, frigate)
Romulus (36 guns, frigate)
Other ships: Tarleton (14 guns), Moselle (18 guns), and Fox
Neapolitan Ships
Tancredi (74 guns)
Minerva (32 guns, frigate)
Pilade (32 guns, frigate)
[edit] References
- Smith, D. The Greenhill Napoleonic Wars Data Book. Greenhill Books, 1998.
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