Battle of the Basque Roads

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The Battle of the Basque Roads was a major 1809 naval engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which the British fleet attacked and severely damaged a French squadron anchored off the west coast of France.

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Battle of the Basque Roads canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event in the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Aix Roads ⓘ
belligerent French Navy ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
campaign Royal Navy operations against French Atlantic ports ⓘ
casualties relatively light British casualties ⓘ
significant French losses in ships ⓘ
commander Admiral Lord Gambier ⓘ
Admiral Zacharie Allemand ⓘ
Captain Lord Cochrane ⓘ
conflict Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
countryInvolved France ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
date April 1809 ⓘ
endDate 1809-04-12 ⓘ
fireshipForceCommander Lord Cochrane ⓘ
fleetCommander Admiral Lord Gambier ⓘ
followedBy court-martial of Admiral Lord Gambier ⓘ
FrenchShipsLostOrGrounded several ships of the line ⓘ
hasParticipant James Gambier, 1st Baron Gambier ⓘ
linked to: 1st Baron Gambier

Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald ⓘ
Zacharie Jacques Théodore Allemand ⓘ
historicalPeriod early 19th century ⓘ
location Basque Roads ⓘ
Bay of Biscay ⓘ
off the west coast of France ⓘ
notableConsequence controversy over Gambier’s conduct ⓘ
enhanced reputation of Lord Cochrane as a daring naval officer ⓘ
notableShip Aquilon ⓘ
HMS Imperieuse ⓘ
Indienne ⓘ
Océan ⓘ
Tonnerre ⓘ
Ville de Varsovie ⓘ
outcome French Atlantic fleet severely damaged ⓘ
partOf War of the Fifth Coalition ⓘ
precededBy British blockade operations off the French Atlantic coast ⓘ
primaryTactic bomb vessels and explosion ships ⓘ
fireship attack ⓘ
result British victory ⓘ
significance weakened French ability to challenge British control of the seas ⓘ
startDate 1809-04-11 ⓘ
strategicContext to enforce British naval blockade of France ⓘ
strategicObjective to neutralize French Atlantic fleet ⓘ
theatre Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
year 1809 ⓘ

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Océan → participatedIn → Battle of the Basque Roads ⓘ
Charles Napier → notableBattle → Battle of the Basque Roads ⓘ
subject linked to: Admiral Sir Charles Napier
1st Baron Gambier → notableEvent → Battle of the Basque Roads ⓘ
1st Baron Gambier → participantIn → Battle of the Basque Roads ⓘ