The Battle of the Gulf of Roses, also known as action of 14 February 1795, was a minor
naval engagement of the
French Revolutionary Wars
The French Revolutionary Wars (french: Guerres de la Révolution française) were a series of sweeping military conflicts lasting from 1792 until 1802 and resulting from the French Revolution. They pitted French First Republic, France against Ki ...
fought in the
Gulf of Roses
The Gulf of Roses ( ca, Golf de Roses ) is the most northeastern bay on the Catalonia, Catalan coast of Spain.
The bay is wide and is formed by the valley of the Fluvià river but also contains the estuaries of the Manol and the Muga River, Muga ...
between a ship of the line of
Juan de Lángara’s fleet and a French squadron of a frigate and a corvette. For orders of Lángara, the Spanish Ship of the Line ''
Reina María Luisa'' of 112 guns, chased the French frigate, named ''
Iphigenie'', more than one day, forcing finally her to
strike her colors. The corvette, which separated three days before in a storm, was supposed to be lost.
Several days later, on 30 March, when the ''
Montañés'' of 74 guns was carrying the prize, she was attacked by a strong French squadron of eight ships of the line and two frigates which initially waved the Spanish flag.
[Marcelino p.204] Thanks to her superior speed, she was able to reach the port of
Sant Feliu de Guíxols, and after a hard fight in which she fired 1,100 cannonballs,
[Marcelino p.205] the attacking forces were rejected with the only loss aboard the ''Montañés'' of three men killed and few wounded.
[Marcelino p.205] The French withdrew to
Menorca
Menorca or Minorca (from la, Insula Minor, , smaller island, later ''Minorica'') is one of the Balearic Islands located in the Mediterranean Sea belonging to Spain. Its name derives from its size, contrasting it with nearby Majorca. Its capi ...
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*{{cite book , last = Marcelino Travieso , first = José , title = La marina: revista científica, militar, administrativa, histórica, literaria, política y de comercio , volume = 2 , publisher = Imprenta de T. Fortanet , date = 1856 , location = Madrid
Gulf of Roses
The Gulf of Roses ( ca, Golf de Roses ) is the most northeastern bay on the Catalonia, Catalan coast of Spain.
The bay is wide and is formed by the valley of the Fluvià river but also contains the estuaries of the Manol and the Muga River, Muga ...
Gulf of Roses
The Gulf of Roses ( ca, Golf de Roses ) is the most northeastern bay on the Catalonia, Catalan coast of Spain.
The bay is wide and is formed by the valley of the Fluvià river but also contains the estuaries of the Manol and the Muga River, Muga ...
Gulf of Roses
The Gulf of Roses ( ca, Golf de Roses ) is the most northeastern bay on the Catalonia, Catalan coast of Spain.
The bay is wide and is formed by the valley of the Fluvià river but also contains the estuaries of the Manol and the Muga River, Muga ...
Gulf of Roses
The Gulf of Roses ( ca, Golf de Roses ) is the most northeastern bay on the Catalonia, Catalan coast of Spain.
The bay is wide and is formed by the valley of the Fluvià river but also contains the estuaries of the Manol and the Muga River, Muga ...
1795 in France
Gulf of Roses
The Gulf of Roses ( ca, Golf de Roses ) is the most northeastern bay on the Catalonia, Catalan coast of Spain.
The bay is wide and is formed by the valley of the Fluvià river but also contains the estuaries of the Manol and the Muga River, Muga ...