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Battle of the War of the First Coalition
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The
Battle of the Gulf of Roses
, also known as
action of 14 February 1795
, was a minor
naval engagement
of the
French Revolutionary Wars
fought in the
Gulf of Roses
between a ship of the line of
Juan de Langara’s
fleet and a French squadron of a frigate and a corvette. For orders of Langara, the Spanish Ship of the Line
Reina Maria Luisa
of 112 guns, chased the French frigate, named
Iphigenie
, more than one day, forcing her to
strike her colors
. The corvette, which separated three days before in a storm, was supposed to be lost.
[2]
Several days later, on 30 March, when the
Montanes
of 74 guns was carrying the prize, she was attacked by a strong French squadron of eight ships of the line and two frigates which initially waved the Spanish flag.
[3]
Thanks to her superior speed, she was able to reach the port of
Sant Feliu de Guixols
, and after a hard fight in which she fired 1,100 cannonballs,
[4]
the attacking forces were rejected with the only loss aboard the
Montanes
of three men killed and few wounded.
[4]
The French withdrew to
Menorca
.
Notes
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Marcelino p.203
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Debrett p.39
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Marcelino p.204
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a
b
Marcelino p.205
References
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- Debrett, John (1795).
collection of State papers, relative to the war against France now carrying on by Great-Britain and the several other European powers
. London: J. Debrett.
- Marcelino Travieso, Jose (1856).
La marina: revista cientifica, militar, administrativa, historica, literaria, politica y de comercio
. Vol. 2. Madrid: Imprenta de T. Fortanet.