Action of 4 April 1808
The action of 4 April 1808 was a naval engagement off the coast off Rota near Cadiz, Spain where Royal Naval frigates Mercury, Alceste and Grasshopper intercepted a large Spanish convoy protected by twenty gunboats and a train of batteries close to shore.
| Action of 4 April 1808 | |||||||
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| Part of the Napoleonic Wars | |||||||
Battle location in Cadiz Bay. Rota is on left of map | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United Kingdom | Kingdom of Spain | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Captain Murray Maxwell | |||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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Frigates: HMS Mercury HMS Alceste HMS Grasshopper |
large number of merchantmen, 20 gunboats, shore batteries | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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1 killed, 2 wounded 1 Frigate damaged |
Unknown casualties, 7 merchants captured, 2 gunboats destroyed, 7 gunboats run ashore | ||||||
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