The Battle of the Basque Roads, also known as the Battle of Aix Roads (French: Bataille de l'île d'Aix, also Affaire des brûlots, rarely Bataille de la... 59 KB (7,883 words) - 09:22, 19 April 2024 |
James Gambier, 1st Baron Gambier (category Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath) during the Napoleonic Wars. He later survived an accusation of cowardice for his inaction at the Battle of the Basque Roads. Born the second son of John... 19 KB (1,804 words) - 16:21, 25 April 2024 |
The Battle of the Basque Roads was a major naval battle of the Napoleonic Wars, fought in the narrow Basque Roads at the mouth of the Charente River on... 27 KB (972 words) - 14:31, 4 December 2023 |
Jean Jacques Étienne Lucas (category Recipients of the Legion of Honour) as the Battle of the Basque Roads. After breaching the boom that defended the anchored French fleet, the British sent in fireships, Régulus being the first... 8 KB (835 words) - 23:12, 23 April 2024 |
Basque Roads, sometimes referred to as Aix Roads, is a roadstead (a sheltered bay) on the Biscay shore of the Charente-Maritime département of France,... 3 KB (352 words) - 00:48, 30 April 2024 |
HMS Emerald (1795) (category Fifth-rate frigates of the Royal Navy) fleet under Admiral James Gambier in 1809, and taking part in the Battle of the Basque Roads. In November 1811 she sailed to Portsmouth where she was laid... 60 KB (7,777 words) - 14:25, 4 May 2024 |
Fort Énet (category Islands of Charente-Maritime) started in 1810 by Napoleon I, following the devastating 1809 Battle of the Basque Roads. The Fort can be reached on foot at low tide, and can be visited... 3 KB (227 words) - 15:28, 11 December 2023 |
Spanish ship Fenix (1749) (category Ships of the line of the Spanish Navy) Returning to the Channel in April 1807, Gibraltar joined the fleet under Admiral James Gambier, which fought the Battle of the Basque Roads in 1809. This... 47 KB (5,980 words) - 15:31, 8 April 2024 |
Nile and the Battle of the Basque Roads in 1809. She was broken up at Chatham in 1814. HMS Theseus (1892) was a protected cruiser of the Edgar class and... 1 KB (179 words) - 18:51, 1 October 2021 |