Ferrol Expedition (1800) | |||||||
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Part of the War of the Second Coalition | |||||||
Location of the boom protecting the city. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Great Britain | Spain | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
John Borlase Warren James Pulteney Edward Pellew |
Count Donadio Don Juan Moreno | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
15,000 5 ships of the line[1][2][3][4][5] |
4,000[6] 6 ships of the line | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
16 killed 68 wounded |
37 killed 102 wounded |
The Ferrol Expedition (or Battle of Brión) took place on 25 and 26 August 1800, and was an unsuccessful British attempt to capture Ferrol from Spain.[7] Ferrol was a major Spanish naval base[8] with a shipyard for shipbuilding and dry dock for repairs.