Naval Battle of Genoa (1795)

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Naval Battle of Genoa
Part of the French Revolutionary War
Date 14 March 1795
Location Genoa, present-day Italy
Result British-Neapolitan victory
Belligerents
Flag of France First French Republic Flag of the United Kingdom Kingdom of Great Britain
Flag of Two Sicilies Kingdom of Naples and Sicily
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
Casualties and losses
600 killed,
1,000 wounded,
2 ships of the line		 400 killed or wounded,
1 ship of the line
v • d • e
War of the First Coalition
v • d • e
Naval Battles of the

French Revolutionary Wars
May 1794 – Ushant – Genoa – Groix – Hyères – Camperdown – St Vincent – Nile – Tory Island – 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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