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Most likely, this question refers to the Battle of Trafalagar, which took place on October 21, 1805, in the Atlantic Ocean southwest of Spain near Cadiz. The French Navy was supported by a large number of ships from the Spanish Navy, and they were opposed by the British, operating under the command of Lord Admiral Horatio Nelson, who won a surprising victory. Nelson and the British had twenty-seven ships and the French-Spanish force had thirty-three. Nelson used unorthodox tactics to surprise his opponents; while both sides lost many sailors (and Admiral Nelson himself was mortally wounded in the fighting) the French and Spanish lost two-thirds of their ships, while the British lost none. The result of the battle was English control of the straits of Gibraltar and the cession of a fort at the southernmost point of the Iberian peninsula to Britain to give the British control over that vital strait, which remains in effect today.
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How many ships were destroyed by Bismark Battleship during the World War 2?
One ship was sunk by the Bismark.It was the British Battle-cruiser Hood, which was sunk during a naval battle between the Bismark, the escorting cruiser Prince Eugen, the Hood, and the Battleship Prince of Wales.The Bismark was then sunk a few days later by elements of the Home Fleet, and Air Arm.
What first fleet ships were naval escorts?
Of the eleven ships of the First Fleet to Australia, the two naval escorts were the flagship, the HMS Sirius, and the Supply.
When did china build a naval fleet?
In the 1400's
What kept napoleon from invading Britain?
Any possibility of a near term French Invasion was ended with the Battle of Trafalgar when the combined French and Spanish Fleets were destroyed. An earlier French Fleet destruction happened at the Battle of the Nile and it had required years for the French to rebuild the Navy.
How did japan nearly cripple the us pacific fleet?
Japan nearly crippled the U.S. Pacific fleet by destroying all of the battleships --- well, not all of them. Their main targets were the battleships. They sunk other ships at Pearl Harbor if they could, but eliminating the battleships was the top priority in weakening America's naval power in Asia and the Pacific.
Who sunk the french naval fleet?
When ???French were defeated a couple of time on the sea.britishIn July 1940, a duel between the British military and French Naval fleet at Mers-el-Kebir ensued. The duel was short-lived and at its end the Bretagne, Mogador, Dunkerque, and Hood, all French ships, were set afire and/or sunk to the bottom of the sea. About 1300 French sailors were killed in this fray.
Who sunk the french naval?
NIPPLES!
The French naval fleet was sunk by the .?
British
What happened to a large portion of your naval fleet and planes at pearl harbor?
they were bombed and sunk by the Japanese air force
Did Allies destroy french Fleet during World War 2?
Yes, a number of Vichy French ships were sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by the Allies.
What British naval officer destroyed most of the French fleet at the Battle of the Nile?
Horatio Nelson.
What scene of a naval battle off the southern coast of Spain in which the british defeated the french fleet in 1805?
The Naval battle was off Cape Trafalgar. Nelson defeated a combined French/Spanish fleet under Admiral Villeneuve. Nelson was killed, shot dead by a marksman.
Scene of a naval battle off the southern coast of Spain in which the British defeated the French fleet in 1805?
Trafalgar
What was the scene of a naval battle off the southern coast of Spain in which the British defeated the French fleet in 1809?
It was 1805...Trafalgar.
Who sunk Denmark's naval fleet in world war 2?
In August 1943, following the failure of the Danes to surrender the Danish Navy to Germany, 31 ships were scuttled by their own Danish crews.
What day was it when the Mary Rose sank?
The Mary Rose was sunk in 1545 during the Battle of The Solent, a clash between the English fleet and a French invasion force.
What six letter word with 3 letter A's that means a Naval Fleet?
Armada is a six letter word for a naval fleet.
