Franco-Spanish combined fleet (1805)
Fleet · France · March 30, 1805 – October 22, 1805 · 33 strong
The French Toulon fleet under Vice-Admiral Pierre-Charles Villeneuve, joined by Spanish ships under Federico Gravina. It sailed to the West Indies to draw the British away from the Channel, returned to Spain and was destroyed at Trafalgar. Strength here is ships of the line.
View on map Fought in Napoleonic Wars
Strength and losses
- Nominal Strength: 33
- March 30, 1805 Strength: 11
- July 22, 1805 Strength: 20
- August 1, 1805 Strength: 29
- October 21, 1805 Strength: 33 Battle of Trafalgar
- October 22, 1805 Strength: 11
Movements
- March 30, 1805 Sails from Toulon Map
- April 7, 1805 Off Cartagena (approximate route point) Map
- April 8, 1805 Alborán Sea (approximate route point) Map
- April 9, 1805 Cádiz: joined by Gravina's Spanish ships Map
- May 14, 1805 Martinique Map
- June 8, 1805 Takes a British convoy off Antigua; sails for Europe Map
- July 22, 1805 Battle of Cape Finisterre against Calder Map
- July 28, 1805 Vigo Map
- July 30, 1805 Off Cape Finisterre (approximate route point) Map
- August 1, 1805 – August 13, 1805 Ferrol and A Coruña Map
- August 15, 1805 Off Cape Finisterre (approximate route point) Map
- August 18, 1805 Off Cape St Vincent (approximate route point) Map
- August 20, 1805 – October 19, 1805 Blockaded in Cádiz Map
- October 21, 1805 Battle of Trafalgar Map
- October 22, 1805 Survivors return to Cádiz Map