Naval Battle of Hyères Islands

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Date	13 July 1795
Location	Hyères Islands, French Mediterranean
Result	British-Neapolitan victory

Combatants

First French Republic

Great Britain
Naples

Commanders

Rear Admiral Martin

Vice Admiral Hotham

Strength

Exact strength not clear

6 ships of the line engaged

Casualties

uncertain ca 100 men killed

1 ship of the line lost

11 killed 28 wounded

War of the First Coalition
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
Ushant - Genoa - Hyères - Camperdown - Nile - Copenhagen - Algeciras

The Naval Battle of Hyères Islands was fought on 13 July 1795 off the Hyères Islands, a group of islands off the French Mediterranean coast, about 25 km east of Toulon. The battle was fought between French warships and British-Neapolitan warships and resulted in a British-Neapolitan victory over the French. The French ship, Alcide was blown up, and only six British ships of the line were actually engaged in the battle.

French Fleet
Rear Admiral Martin commanding
Alcide (74 guns)
Alceste (36 guns)
Justice (40 guns, frigate)
Pulse several other ships of the line and frigates

British-Neapolitan Fleet
Vice Admiral Hotham commanding
British ships
Britannia (100 guns)
Victory (100 guns)
Princess Royal (98 guns)
St. George (98 guns)
Windsor Castle (98 guns)
Blenheim (90 guns)
Gibraltar (80 guns)
Captain (74 guns)
Fortitude (74 gun)
Bombay Castle (74 guns)
Saturn (74 guns)
Cumberland (74 guns)
Terrible (74 guns)
Defence (74 guns)
Egmont (74 guns)
Culloden (74 guns)
Bedford (74 guns)
Courageux (74 guns)
Audacious (74 guns)
Agamemnon (64 guns)
Diadem (64 guns)
Meleager (32 guns, frigate)
Cyclops (28 guns, frigate)
Ariadne (24 guns, frigate)
Comet (14 guns, frigate)
Eclair (20 guns, frigate)
Fleche (20 guns, frigate)
Moselle (18 guns, frigate)
Mutine (12 guns, frigate)
Resolution (cutter)
Neapolitan Ships
Guiscardo (74 guns)
Sammbita (74 guns)