List of Naval Battles - French Revolutionary War (1793-1802)

French Revolutionary War (1793-1802)

  • 1793 November 6 - French capture HMS Alexander (details)
    • November 18 - Short, inconclusive British-French battle (details)
  • 1794 January 22 and 25 - French attack British convoy (details)
    • April 23 - British defeat French frigates (details)
    • June 1 The Glorious First of June - British fleet defeats French fleet in North Atlantic but French grain convoy makes it through to Brest
    • June 8 - French vs British near Jersey
    • August 23 - British defeat French near Brest
    • October 22 - French vs British near Mauritius
  • 1795 March 13 and 14 - British under Hotham vs French under Martin (details)
    • June 8 and 9 - British vs French near Belle Isle
    • June 23 Groix - British under Hood defeat French under Villaret-Joyeuse off Groix, France
    • July 13 - British vs French (details)
    • October 7 - British vs French (details)
  • 1797 February 14 Cape St Vincent - British under Jervis defeat Spanish near Gibraltar
    • March 26 - Austrian vessels, supported by Venetian battleship, fight off small French attack (details)
    • May 16 - Danish vessels get the better of Tripolitans near Tripoli, Libya (details)
    • October 11 Camperdown (Kamperduin) - British fleet under Admiral Duncan defeats Dutch
  • 1798 August 1–3 The Nile (Aboukir Bay) - British under Nelson defeat moored French fleet under Brueys in Egypt
    • October 12 - British defeat French invasion force off western Ireland (details)
    • October 28 - Minor British vs French
  • 1799 September 3, 4, 5 and 10 - Minor light skirmishes between British and Spanish
  • 1800 August 4 - French attack British convoy (details)
  • 1801 April 5 Copenhagen - British under Nelson destroy moored Danish ships off København to prevent France taking them over
    • July 6–12 Algeciras - French defeat initial British assault, British counter-attack and defeat Franco-Spanish force.

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