French expedition to Ireland (1796)

December 1796 – December 30, 1796 · Bantry Bay

Result Anglo-Irish victory

A French fleet carried an army under General Hoche to Bantry Bay to support an Irish rising against Britain. Storms scattered the fleet, and the troops never landed.

On the map Contemporaries

Kingdom of Ireland

First French Republic

Kingdom of Ireland

Great Britain

France

Sir Robert Kingsmill, 1st Baronet military commander

Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth military commander

Strength and losses

Ships: 13

Strength: 12,000–25,000
Captured: 1,000
Ships lost: 2
Ships captured: 1

Also involved 1

Charles-Alexandre Léon Durand Linois participant · First French Republic