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The 'Second Battle of Groix' was a naval engagement that took place on 23 June 1795 during the French Revolutionary War off the west coast of France.
A British fleet of 14 ships of the line under Admiral Lord Bridport in ''Royal George'', chased a French fleet of 12 of the line under Vice-Admiral Louis Thomas Villaret de Joyeuse from the southwest toward the Île de Groix, and in a battle lasting around 2hr 40min captured three ships before breaking off the action as the ships were coming too close to the shore. Lord Bridport was much criticized in the navy for his failure to win a more decisive victory.
'Ships involved:'

Only ships marked
★ were in action

Contents

Britain (Alexander Hood)

France (Louis Thomas Villaret de Joyeuse)

Britain (Alexander Hood)

''Royal George''
★ 100 (flag, captain William Domett)

''Queen Charlotte''
★ 100 (Andrew Snape Douglas)

''Queen'' 98 (William Bedford)

''London'' 98 (Edward Griffith)

''Prince of Wales'' 98 (John Bazely)

''Prince'' 98 (Charles Powell Hamilton)

''Barfleur'' 98 (James Richard Dacres)

''Prince George'' 98 (William Edge)

''Sans Pareil''
★ 80 (William Browell)

''Valiant'' 74 (Christopher Parker)

''Orion''
★ 74 (James Saumarez)

''Irresistible''
★ 74 (Richard Grindall)

''Russell''
★ 74 (Thomas Larcom)

''Colossus''
★ 74 (John Monkton)

''Révolutionnaire''

''Thalia''

''Nymphe''

''Aquilon''

''Astraea''

''Babet'' 20

''Maegera'' (fireship)

''Incendiary'' (fireship)

''Charon'' (hospital ship)

''Argus'' (lugger)

''Dolly'' (lugger)

France (Louis Thomas Villaret de Joyeuse)

''Peuple Souverain''
★ 118

''Alexandre''
★ 74 (François-Charles Guillemet) - Captured

''Droits de l'Homme'' 74

''Formidable''
★ 74 (Charles-Alexandre Durand-Linois) - Captured

''Fougueux'' 74

''Jean Bart'' 74

''Mucius''
★ 74

''Nestor''
★ 74

''Redoubtable''
★ 74

''Tigre''
★ 74 (Jacques Bedout) - Captured

''Wattigny''
★ 74

''Zélé'' 74