Action of 10 August 1805

Action of 10 August 1805
Part of the Trafalgar campaign of the War of the Third Coalition

H.M. frigate Phoenix, attacking the French frigate La Didon. Francis Sartorius the younger.
Date10 August 1805
Location
Result British victory
Belligerents
 United Kingdom  France
Commanders and leaders
Thomas Baker Pierre Milius
Strength
1 frigate 1 frigate
Casualties and losses
12 killed
28 wounded[1]
1 frigate captured
27 killed
44 wounded
260 captured[2]

The action of 10 August 1805 was a minor naval engagement between two frigates of the British Royal Navy, HMS Phoenix and the French Navy Didon as part of the Napoleonic wars.[3] After an hour of action Didon surrendered to Phoenix.[1]

  1. ^ a b The Naval and military sketch book, and history of adventure by flood and field. Oxford University. pp. 228–29.
  2. ^ "No. 15840". The London Gazette. 3 September 1805. p. 1115.
  3. ^ "No. 15838". The London Gazette. 27 August 1805. p. 1091.