Naval Battle of Genoa (1795)

Naval Battle of Genoa (1795)
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Naval Battle of Genoa

Part of the French Revolutionary War

Date	14 March 1795
Location	Genoa, present-day Italy
Result	British-Neapolitan victory

Belligerents

First French Republic

Kingdom of Great Britain

Kingdom of Naples and Sicily

Commanders

Rear Admiral Martin

Vice Admiral Hotham

Strength

13 ships of the line,
490 guns,
9,520 men

14 ships of the line,
557 guns,
8,810 men

Casualties and losses

600 killed,
1,000 wounded,
2 ships of the line

400 killed or wounded,
1 ship of the line

v • d • e

War of the First Coalition

Verdun – Valmy – Jemappes – 1st Mainz – Neerwinden – Famars – Hondshoote – Wattignies – Kaiserslautern - Toulon - Tourcoing – Tournay – Ushant – Fleurus – Vosges – 1st Dego – Luxembourg – Genoa – Groix – Quiberon - Hyères – 2nd Mainz – Millesimo – Montenotte – 2nd Dego – Mondovì – Lodi – Castiglione – Neresheim – Amberg – Würzburg – Bassano – Rovereto – Arcole – Rivoli – Neuwied - Camperdown

Revolt in the Vendée – War of the Pyrenees – Anglo–Spanish War

v • d • e Naval Battles of the French Revolutionary Wars

May 1794 – Ushant – Genoa – Groix – Hyères – Camperdown – St Vincent – Nile – Tory Island – Copenhagen – Algeciras

The Naval Battle of Genoa was fought off the coast of Genoa, a port city in north-western Italy, between French warships under Rear Admiral Martin and British and Neapolitan warships under Vice Admiral Hotham. The naval battle ended in a British-Neapolitan victory over the French. The French ships Ça Ira and Censeur were captured by the British, the British ship Illustrious was badly damaged and destroyed after the battle.

French Fleet
Rear Admiral Martin commanding
Ça Ira (80 guns)
Victoire (80 guns)
Mercure (74 guns)
Censeur (74 guns)
Vestale (36 guns)
Sans Culotte (120 guns)
Duquesne (74 guns)
Tonnant (74 guns)
Plus other unidentified ships of the line

British-Neapolitan Fleet
Vice Admiral Hotham commanding
British Ships
Britannia (100 guns, flag ship)
Captain (74 guns)
Bedford (74 guns)
Princess Royal (98 guns)
Agamemnon (64 guns)
Illustrious(74 guns)
Courageux (74 guns)
Egmont (74 guns)
Windsor Castle (98 guns)
Diadem (64 guns)
St. George (98 guns)
Terrible (74 guns)
Fortitude (74 gun)
Lowestoft (32 guns, frigate)
Poulette (26 guns, frigate)
Inconstant (36 guns, frigate)
Meleager (32 guns, frigate)
Romulus (36 guns, frigate)
Other ships: Tarleton (14 guns), Moselle (18 guns), and Fox
Neapolitan Ships
Tancredi (74 guns)
Minerva (32 guns, frigate)
Pilade (32 guns, frigate)

References

Smith, D. The Greenhill Napoleonic Wars Data Book. Greenhill Books, 1998.

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