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
The West Indies edit
1803–1804 edit
1805–1807 edit
The East Indies edit
1803–1811 edit
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
The North Sea edit
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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