division in action, the Victory, Temeraire, and Neptune, alone preceding her; and, in a short space of time, completely dismasted a French ship of 80 guns, on board of which a white handkerchief was waved in token of submission. She afterwards singly engaged, and kept at bay, three of the enemy’s
Combined Fleets. | ||
Sent to Gibraltar. | ||
Guns. | ||
* | San Ildefonso | 74 |
* | San Juan Nepouauceno | 74 |
* | Bahama | 74 |
* | Swiftsure | 74 |
Wrecked. | ||
* | Monarca | 74 |
* | San Francisco de Asis | 74 |
* | El Rayo | 74 |
* | Neptuno | 74 |
Fougueux | 74 | |
Indomptable | 84 | |
Bucentaure † | 80 | |
Berwick | 74 | |
Aigle | 74 | |
Burnt. | ||
Intrepide | 74 | |
* | San Augustin | 74 |
Sunk. | ||
* | Santissima Trinidada ‡ | 140 |
Redoubtable | 74 | |
* | Argonauta | 80 |
Taken, but got into Cadiz in the gale, dismasted. | ||
* | Santa Anna § | 112 |
Algeziras ‖ | 74 | |
Returned to Cadiz. | ||
Pluton | 74 | |
* | San Juste | 74 |
* | San Leandro | 64 |
Neptune | 74 | |
Argonaute | 74 | |
Heros | 74 | |
* | Principe d’Asturias ¶ | 112 |
* | Montanez | 74 |
Taken Nov. 4, 1805, by Sir R. J. Strachan. | ||
Formidable ** | 80 | |
Mont Blanc | 74 | |
Scipion | 74 | |
Duguay Trouin | 74 | |
Blew up during the action. | ||
Achille | 74 |
* Spanish ships.
† The flag ship of Admiral Villeneuve.
‡ The flag ship of Rear-Admiral Cisneros.
§ The flag ship of Vice-Admiral d'Aliva.
‖ The flag ship of Vice-Admiral Magon – Killed.
¶ The flag ship of Vice-Admiral Gravina.
** The flag ship of Vice-Admiral Dumanoir.