the Battle of Cape Finisterre (22 July 1805) off Galicia, Spain, the British fleet under Admiral Robert Calder fought an indecisive naval battle against...
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First Battle of Cape Finisterre (14 May 1747) was waged during the War of the Austrian Succession. It refers to the attack by 14 British ships of the line...
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naval battles fought between Britain and France near Cape Finisterre in northwest Spain are known as the Battle of Cape Finisterre: First Battle of Cape Finisterre...
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of the Austrian Succession and the Battle of Cape Finisterre in 1805 during the Napoleonic Wars. Both these battles were between the British Royal Navy...
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This is a list of sieges, land and naval battles of the War of the Third Coalition (18 May 1803 / 25 September 1805 – 26 December 1805 / 18 July 1806...
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The Battle of Trafalgar was a naval engagement that took place on 21 October 1805 between the British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the French...
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French ship Scipion (1801) (redirect from HMS Scipion (1805))
participated in the Battle of Cape Finisterre and the Battle of Trafalgar. The British captured her in the subsequent Battle of Cape Ortegal. In 1810 she...
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served during the Battle of Cape Finisterre (1805) when a British fleet under Admiral Robert Calder fought an indecisive naval battle against French Admiral...
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fleet that had been defeated earlier at the Battle of Trafalgar. It took place on 4 November 1805 off Cape Ortegal, in north-west Spain and saw Captain...
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HMS Firme (1805), formerly the 74-gun Spanish ship Ferme captured at the battle of Cape Finisterre (1805), which served as a prison hulk at Plymouth until sold in 1814...
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HMS Triumph (1764) (category Ships of the line of the Royal Navy)
1805 Triumph was part of Admiral Calder's fleet at the Battle of Cape Finisterre. In 1810 Triumph and Phipps, salvaged a large load of elemental mercury from...
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He is widely regarded as one of the greatest naval commanders in history. His victory on 21 October 1805 at the Battle of Trafalgar led to British naval...
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Copenhagen and the Battle of Cape Finisterre (1805). She was broken up at Sheerness in 1815. This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar...
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Robert Calder (category Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath)
chiefly remembered for his controversial actions following the Battle of Cape Finisterre in 1805 which resulted in his court-martial. Though he was removed...
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War of the Third Coalition: Austria 200km 125miles Austerlitz 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 Ulm 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 The Battle of Austerlitz (2 December 1805/11 Frimaire...
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French ship Formidable (1795) (redirect from HMS Brave (1805))
participated in the Battle of Algeciras, the Battle of Cape Finisterre and several other actions before the British captured her at the Battle of Cape Ortegal on...
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as the flagship of Admiral Robert Calder at the Battle of Cape Finisterre in 1805. She was not present at Trafalgar. In consequence of the strong feeling...
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HMS Didon (redirect from HMS Didon (1805))
year of her launch. On 13 October 1803, she captured the British privateer brig Laurel. Didon later took part in the Battle of Cape Finisterre in 1805. While...
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The following is an incomplete list of famous French naval battles from the Middle Ages to modern France....
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War of the Third Coalition: Ulm Campaign 50km 30miles Ulm 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 In the Battle of Wertingen (8 October 1805) Imperial French forces led by Marshals...
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Admiral William Cornwallis, and on 10 August 1805 he came across the 40-gun French frigate Didon off Cape Finisterre. Prior to the sighting Phoenix had intercepted...
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John Stockham (category Royal Navy captains at the Battle of Trafalgar)
the Peace of Amiens, where he was first lieutenant of HMS Thunderer. Thunderer had participated in the Battle of Cape Finisterre in July 1805 under her...
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Charles Stirling (category Royal Navy personnel of the War of 1812)
both professionally and personally. On 22 July 1805, Stirling took part in the Battle of Cape Finisterre under Sir Robert Calder, during which his squadron...
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HMS Victory (category Ships of the line of the Royal Navy)
flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805. She additionally served as Keppel's flagship at Ushant, Howe's flagship at Cape Spartel and Jervis's...
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HMS Agamemnon (1781) (category Ships of the line of the Royal Navy)
William Cornwallis. Agamemnon was part of Vice-Admiral Robert Calder's fleet cruising off Cape Finisterre on 22 July 1805, when the combined Franco-Spanish...
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War of the Third Coalition: Austria 200km 125miles Austerlitz 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 Ulm 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 The Battle of Ulm on 16–19 October 1805 was a series...
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Spanish ship San Leandro (1787) (category Ships of the line of the Spanish Navy)
careened and recoppered in February 1805 at the Arsenal de la Carraca. Having fought the inconclusive Battle of Cape Finisterre on 22 July against a British...
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/ 45.42389°N 11.19056°E / 45.42389; 11.19056 The Battle of Caldiero took place on 30 October 1805, pitting the French Armée d'Italie under Marshal André...
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Pierre-Charles Villeneuve (category French naval commanders of the Napoleonic Wars)
line commanded by Vice Admiral Sir Robert Calder. In the ensuing Battle of Cape Finisterre, a confused action in bad visibility, the British, though outnumbered...
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HMS Ajax (1798) (category Ajax-class ships of the line)
Ajax participated in the Egyptian operation of 1801, the Battle of Cape Finisterre in 1805 and the Battle of Trafalgar, before she was lost to a disastrous...
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