Action of 25 September 1806
- Action of 25 September 1806
This battle took place on 25 September 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars off Rochefort, Charente-Maritime between a British force of 6 battleships and a sloop (of which only 3 of the battleships were in action) and a French force of 5 frigates and 2 corvettes. Unusually for French ships of the period, the largest 4 frigates put up a tough fight, damaging the rigging of "Mars" in particular, before they were caught and captured. The remaining frigate and the 2 corvettes fled early on. "Infatigable" was renamed "Immortalité" and "Minerve" was renamed "Alceste" for British service. The ships involved were:
* Britain"Windsor Castle" 98 - Took no part
"Achille" 74 - Took no part
"Revenge" 74 - Took no part
"Centaur" 74
"Mars" 74 - Damaged
"Monarch" 74
"Atalante" 16 - Took no part
* France"Gloire" 46 - Captured by "Mars"
"Infatigable" 44 - Captured by "Mars"
"Minerve" 44 - Captured by "Monarch"
"Armide" 44 - Captured by "Centaur"
"Themis" 36 - Fled
"Lynx" - Fled
"Sylphe" - Fled
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