First Battle of Groix

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First Battle of Groix
Part of the French Revolutionary Wars
Date 17 June 1795
Location Off the West Coast of France
Result British victory
Belligerents
Great Britain France
Commanders
William Cornwallis Louis Thomas Villaret de Joyeuse
Strength
4 ships of the line and 2 frigates 12 ships of the line, 18 frigates and corvettes
Casualties and losses
12 killed or wounded 29 killed or wounded
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Naval Battles of the

French Revolutionary Wars

The First Battle of Groix was a naval engagement that took place on 17 June 1795 during the French Revolutionary War off the west coast of France.

[edit] Britain (William Cornwallis)

  • Royal Sovereign (100) Cpt. John Whitby
  • Mars (74) Cpt. Charles Cotton
  • Triumph (74) Cpt. Erasmus Gower
  • Brunswick (74) Cpt. Charles Fitzgerald
  • Bellerophon (74) Cpt. Cranstoun.
  • Phaeton (38) Cpt. Robert Stopford
  • Pallas (32) Cpt. Henry Curzon
  • Kingfisher (18) Cpt. Thos. Le Marchant Gosselyn

[edit] France (Louis Thomas Villaret de Joyeuse)

  • Peuple Souverain (118) – Cpt. Jacques Angot, Adm. Villaret de Joyeuse
  • Redoutable (76) – Cpt. Pierre Augustin Moncousu, Adm. Kerguelen
  • Alexandre (74) – Cpt. François Charles Guillemet
  • Droits de l’Homme (74) – Cpt. Cornic
  • Formidable (74) – Cpt. Charles-Alexandre Durand-Linois
  • Fougueux (74) – Cpt. Giot-Labrière
  • Jean-Bart (74) – Cpt. Gouardon
  • Mucius (74) – Cpt. Larréguy
  • Nestor (74) – Cpt. Henry, Adm. Vence
  • Tigre (74) – Cpt. Bedout
  • Wattignies (74) – Cpt. Joseph René Donat
  • Zélé (74) – Cpt. Aved-Magnac
  • Brave (42) – Cpt. Thévénard
  • Scévola (42) – Cpt. Le Bozec
  • Cocarde nationale (40) – Cpt. Quérangal
  • Driade (36) – Gramont
  • Fidèle (38) – Lt. Bernard
  • Fraternité (34) – Lt. Florinville
  • Insurgente (32) – Violette
  • Néréirde (34) – Lt. Briand
  • Proserpine (38) – Cpt. Daugier
  • Régénéré (42) – Cpt. Héron
  • République française (40) – Lt. Pitôt
  • Tribune (40) – Lt. Bernard
  • Vengeance (40) – Lt. Le Comte
  • Virginie (40) – Lt. Bergeret
  • Attalante (16) – Ensign Dordelin
  • Constance (22) – Lt. Bouchet
  • Lascasad (18) – Blanzon
  • Papillon (14) – Lt. Cousin
  • Papillon (12) – Ensign Menou
  • Large (10) – Engisn Le Large
  • Printemps (10) – Faucher
  • Bonnet Rouge (10) – Ensign Denis

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