Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { <http://dbpedia.org/resource/Action_of_24_June_1801> ?p ?o. }
Showing items 1 to 52 of
52
with 100 items per page.
- Action_of_24_June_1801 abstract "The Action of 24 June 1801 was a minor naval engagement during the French Revolutionary Wars. A British ship of the line, HMS Swiftsure under Captain Benjamin Hallowell was passing westwards through the Southern Mediterranean near Cape Derna when it encountered a much larger French squadron under Contre-Amiral Honoré Ganteaume that was also returning westwards after a failed attempt to reinforce the besieged French garrison in Egypt. Although Hallowell immediately recognised the danger his vessel was in and turned to flee, the French ships were much faster and soon closed with his ship. At 14:00, three French vessels were within long gunshot and Hallowell decided that his only hope of escape lay in disabling the three ships before the rest of the French squadron could join the engagement. Turning towards the enemy, Hallowell found that his sluggish ship was unable to respond rapidly to French manoeuvres and within two hours Swiftsure was surrounded. Threatened with complete destruction and unable to escape, the British captain surrendered.The action was a rare victory for the French in the Mediterranean Sea, which had been largely under British control since the French Mediterranean Fleet had been destroyed in 1798 at the Battle of the Nile. This had trapped the French army in Egypt on the African side of the Mediterranean, and all efforts to reinforce and resupply them had ended in failure, including three separate expeditions by Ganteaume's squadron. Swiftsure was later commissioned into the French Navy and fought at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, where the ship was recaptured by the British and rejoined the Royal Navy. Hallowell was subsequently court martialed for the loss of his ship, but was honourably acquitted and returned to naval service.".
- Action_of_24_June_1801 causalties "33 killed and wounded".
- Action_of_24_June_1801 combatant "French Republic".
- Action_of_24_June_1801 combatant "United Kingdom".
- Action_of_24_June_1801 commander Benjamin_Hallowell_Carew.
- Action_of_24_June_1801 commander Rear_admiral.
- Action_of_24_June_1801 date "1801-06-24".
- Action_of_24_June_1801 isPartOfMilitaryConflict French_Revolutionary_Wars.
- Action_of_24_June_1801 place Derna,_Libya.
- Action_of_24_June_1801 result "French victory".
- Action_of_24_June_1801 strength "Ship of the line HMS Swiftsure".
- Action_of_24_June_1801 strength "Two ships of the line and one frigate engaged. Two more ships of the line in support.".
- Action_of_24_June_1801 thumbnail Capture_swifsure.jpg?width=300.
- Action_of_24_June_1801 wikiPageID "26920979".
- Action_of_24_June_1801 wikiPageRevisionID "549286024".
- Action_of_24_June_1801 caption "The capture of HMS Swiftsure".
- Action_of_24_June_1801 casualties "2".
- Action_of_24_June_1801 casualties "33".
- Action_of_24_June_1801 casualties "8".
- Action_of_24_June_1801 casualties "Swiftsure captured".
- Action_of_24_June_1801 combatant "French Republic".
- Action_of_24_June_1801 combatant "United Kingdom".
- Action_of_24_June_1801 commander "Captain Benjamin Hallowell".
- Action_of_24_June_1801 commander "Contre-Amiral Honoré Ganteaume".
- Action_of_24_June_1801 conflict "--06-24".
- Action_of_24_June_1801 date "1801-06-24".
- Action_of_24_June_1801 hasPhotoCollection Action_of_24_June_1801.
- Action_of_24_June_1801 partof "the French Revolutionary Wars".
- Action_of_24_June_1801 place "northeast of Cape Derna".
- Action_of_24_June_1801 result "French victory".
- Action_of_24_June_1801 strength HMS_Swiftsure_(1787).
- Action_of_24_June_1801 strength Ship_of_the_line.
- Action_of_24_June_1801 strength "Two ships of the line and one frigate engaged. Two more ships of the line in support.".
- Action_of_24_June_1801 subject Category:Conflicts_in_1801.
- Action_of_24_June_1801 subject Category:Naval_battles_involving_France.
- Action_of_24_June_1801 subject Category:Naval_battles_involving_Great_Britain.
- Action_of_24_June_1801 subject Category:Naval_battles_of_the_French_Revolutionary_Wars.
- Action_of_24_June_1801 type Event.
- Action_of_24_June_1801 type MilitaryConflict.
- Action_of_24_June_1801 type SocietalEvent.
- Action_of_24_June_1801 type Event.
- Action_of_24_June_1801 type Event.
- Action_of_24_June_1801 type Thing.
- Action_of_24_June_1801 comment "The Action of 24 June 1801 was a minor naval engagement during the French Revolutionary Wars. A British ship of the line, HMS Swiftsure under Captain Benjamin Hallowell was passing westwards through the Southern Mediterranean near Cape Derna when it encountered a much larger French squadron under Contre-Amiral Honoré Ganteaume that was also returning westwards after a failed attempt to reinforce the besieged French garrison in Egypt.".
- Action_of_24_June_1801 label "Action of 24 June 1801".
- Action_of_24_June_1801 sameAs m.0cp0hr4.
- Action_of_24_June_1801 sameAs Q4677313.
- Action_of_24_June_1801 sameAs Q4677313.
- Action_of_24_June_1801 wasDerivedFrom Action_of_24_June_1801?oldid=549286024.
- Action_of_24_June_1801 depiction Capture_swifsure.jpg.
- Action_of_24_June_1801 isPrimaryTopicOf Action_of_24_June_1801.
- Action_of_24_June_1801 name "Action of 24 June 1801".