Naval campaigns, operations and battles of the Napoleonic Wars
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The naval campaigns, operations and battles of the Napoleonic Wars were events during the period of World-wide warfare between 1802 and 1814 that were undertaken by European powers in support of their land-based strategies. All events included in this article represent fleet actions that involved major naval commands larger than 3–4 ships of the line, and usually commanded by a flag officer.
The period commenced with the breakdown of the Peace of Amiens on the 16 May 1803. Three days later Cornwallis began the Blockade of Brest.[1] On 10 May 1804 William Pitt was instrumental in creating the Third Coalition.
The Mediterranean
[edit]1803–1804
[edit]1805 Allied operations
[edit]1806–1807 Russian operations in the Adriatic
[edit]British 1807 operations
[edit]1808–1814
[edit]- Adriatic campaign of 1807–1814
- British Capri invasion
- British invasion of Naples (1809)
- British invasion of Sicily (1810)
- Ligurian campaign of 1814
The West Indies
[edit]1803–1804
[edit]1805–1807
[edit]The East Indies
[edit]1803–1811
[edit]- Linois's expedition to the Indian Ocean
- Java campaign of 1806–1807
- Mauritius campaign of 1809–1811
- Invasion of Java (1811)
The Atlantic
[edit]1803–1806
[edit]- Royal Navy blockade of the French ports (1803)
- Royal Navy blockade of the Spanish ports (1803)
- Action of 5 October 1804
- 1805 The Trafalgar campaign
- 1805 campaign of the sea lanes (1805–1810)
- Basque Roads operation
- French commerce raiding campaign of 1805
- Buenos Aires operation of 1806
- Escape of the Portuguese fleet
Peninsular War 1808–13
[edit]- British landing in Portugal (1808)
- Evacuation of the La Romana Division
- Capture of the Rosily Squadron
- 1809 Corunna and Vigo evacuation
- British landing in Portugal (1809)
- Royal Navy Peninsular War supply operation
Anglo-American War of 1812–15
[edit]- List of naval battles of the War of 1812
- 1813–1814 High Seas operations
- 1813–1814 Great Lakes operations
The North Sea
[edit]1807 destruction of the Danish navy
[edit]1809
[edit]The Baltic Sea
[edit]Russo-Swedish War of 1808–09
[edit]Anglo-Swedish War (1810–1812)
[edit]Citations and notes
[edit]- ^ von Pivka, p. 89.
References
[edit]- von Pivka, Otto, Navies of the Napoleonic Era, David & Charles, London, 1980