Battle of Groix

The Battle of Groix took place on 23 June 1795 off the island of Groix in the Bay of Biscay during the War of the First Coalition. It was fought between elements of the British Channel Fleet and the French Atlantic Fleet, which were cruising in the region on separate missions. The British fleet, commanded by Admiral Lord Bridport, was covering an invasion convoy carrying a French Royalist army tasked with invading Quiberon, while the French fleet under Vice-admiral Villaret de Joyeuse had sailed a week earlier to rescue a convoy from being attacked by a British squadron. The French fleet had driven off the British squadron in a battle on 17 June known as Cornwallis's Retreat, and were attempting to return to their base at Brest when Bridport's force of 14 ships of the line appeared on 22 June.

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1795 Battle of Groix

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1625 Battle of Blavet

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1746 Raid on Lorient

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1795 Battle of Pont-Aven

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1812 Allemand's escape from Lorient

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1944 — 1945 Lorient pocket

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Bodleian Libraries, Panorama of Lord Bridport's engagement, as represented in the Lower Circle in the Panorama, Leicester-Square

This View of the BRITISH FLEET Engaging & Pursuing that of the FRENCH, into Port Louis, 23.d June 1795

View of Lord Bridport's Action off L'Orient, 1795 RMG PX7059

View of Lord Bridport's Action off L'Orient, 1795 RMG PX7059 (cropped)

Bodleian Libraries, Panorama of A beautiful view of Brightelmstone

Bridport's action 1795

This View of the BRITISH FLEET Engaging & Pursuing that of the FRENCH, into Port Louis, 23.d June 1795 (cropped)

Bridports Action Groix

Lord Bridport's Action off Port L'Orient, June 23rd 1795

• No. 3. – Lord Bridport’s Action - Wikimedia list article, English

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1625	Battle of Blavet	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1746	Raid on Lorient	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1795	Battle of Groix	France, Kingdom of Great Britain, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1795	Battle of Pont-Aven	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1812	Allemand's escape from Lorient	France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Lorient pocket	siege	Wikidata
link	page		Three Decks page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft		SMS Regensburg	light cruiser, Graudenz-class cruiser	Wikidata
object	watercraft		U-526	U-boat, Type IXC/40 submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1866	Isère	frigate	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Porh Punz Battery	artillery battery, fort	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1944	Battery Seydlitz	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	bunker		Keroman 2	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Keroman I	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1943	Keroman 3	bunker	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort du Loch	fort	Wikidata
site	military base		naval arsenal of Lorient	public administration, shipyard, joint-stock company, shipbuilding, naval arsenal	Wikidata
site	museum		Navy museum	national museum, military museum, maritime museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2010	Flore submarine, Submarine Discovery Centre	naval museum, tourist attraction	Wikidata
commons	image		Bodleian Libraries, Panorama of Lord Bridport's engagement, as represented in the Lower Circle in the Panorama, Leicester-Square		Commons
commons	image		This View of the BRITISH FLEET Engaging & Pursuing that of the FRENCH, into Port Louis, 23.d June 1795		Commons
commons	image		View of Lord Bridport's Action off L'Orient, 1795 RMG PX7059		Commons
commons	image		View of Lord Bridport's Action off L'Orient, 1795 RMG PX7059 (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		Bodleian Libraries, Panorama of A beautiful view of Brightelmstone		Commons
commons	image		Bridport's action 1795		Commons
commons	image		This View of the BRITISH FLEET Engaging & Pursuing that of the FRENCH, into Port Louis, 23.d June 1795 (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		Bridports Action Groix		Commons
commons	image		Lord Bridport's Action off Port L'Orient, June 23rd 1795		Commons