Battles of Navy in Napoleonic Wars

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Glorious 1st June

1794

Navy blockaded French ports 

Foley 

7000 sailors taken 

Grain ships succeeded in reaching France 

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Cape St Vincent

1796

San Josef sunk 

Enemy driven back to Cadiz 

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Spithead and Nore mutinies

Spithead

April 1797

Not influenced by French Revolution 

Lead to concessions and pay increase 

Nore 

Ringleaders hanged as government did not want to give out concessions. 

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Camperdown

October 1797 

11 battleships and 3 frigates sunk 

Successful battle but Britain looked bleak as Austria alliance with France 1797

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Nile

1798

Fought at night 

Goliath attacked shoreside 

Orient ablaze

French stuck in Egypt

Control of Mediterranean 

Austria, Russi, Naples and Turkey joined coalition 

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Copenhagen

1801 

Danish ships surrendered at 2:00pm 

Two Danish ships sunk, one exploded 

Enhanced Nelson reputation 

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Trafalgar

19th October 1805 

HMS Victory- Nelson

Royal Sovereign- Collingwood

Carronade ripped holes in deck 

Close range 

2218 French deaths 

Did not prevent invasion 

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War of 1812

Blockades angered American merchants 

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