Action of 10 August 1805
The action of 10 August 1805 was a minor naval engagement between two frigates of the British Royal Navy, HMS Phoenix and the French Navy Didon as part of the Napoleonic wars. After an hour of action Didon surrendered to Phoenix.
| Action of 10 August 1805 | |||||||
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| Part of the Trafalgar campaign of the War of the Third Coalition | |||||||
H.M. frigate Phoenix, attacking the French frigate La Didon. Francis Sartorius the younger. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United Kingdom | France | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Thomas Baker | Pierre Milius | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1 frigate | 1 frigate | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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12 killed 28 wounded |
1 frigate captured 27 killed 44 wounded 260 captured | ||||||
Location within Europe | |||||||
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