This battle took place on 25 September 1806 between a British force of 6 battleships and a sloop and a French force of 5 frigates and 2 corvettes. Unusually for French ships of the period, the 4 largest frigates put up a tough fight, damaging the rigging of Mars in particular, before they were caught and captured. The remaining frigate and the 2 corvettes fled early on. Only 3 of the British battleships were in action. Infatigable was renamed Immortalité and Minerve was renamed Alceste. September 25 is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years). ... 1806 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about a battleship as a type of warship. ... Important notice: This article is about the modern civilian boat type. ... Frigate is a name which has been used for several distinct types of warships at different times. ... For the automobile, see Chevrolet Corvette. ...

Ships involved:

Britain

Windsor Castle 98 - Took no part
Achille 74 - Took no part
Revenge 74 - Took no part
Centaur 74
Mars 74 - Damaged
Monarch 74
Atalante 16 - Took no part

France

Gloire 46 - Captured by Mars
Infatigable 44 - Captured by Mars
Minerve 44 - Captured by Monarch
Armide 44 - Captured by Centaur
Themis 36 - Fled
Lynx - Fled
Sylphe - Fled