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.
