Action of 23 August 1806

Action of 23 August 1806
Part of the Napoleonic Wars

HMS Arethusa and HMS Anson capture the Pomona off Havana, depicted by Thomas Whitcombe
Date23 August 1806
Location
Result British victory
Belligerents
 United Kingdom  Spain
Commanders and leaders
Charles Lydiard
Charles Brisbane
Pedro Pablo de Sanguineto y Basso 
Strength

2 frigates

1 frigate Pomona,
12 gunboats,
shore battery
Casualties and losses
2 killed, 32 wounded[1] Frigate Pomona captured,
3 gunboats destroyed,
6 sunk,
3 badly damaged
317 captured[2]

The action of 23 August 1806 was a minor naval battle of the Napoleonic wars, fought off the coast of Spanish Cuba near the port of Havana. The Spanish frigate Pomona was captured by the frigates HMS Anson and HMS Arethusa under the commands of Captain Charles Lydiard and Charles Brisbane respectively. As well as the frigate being captured, a shore battery was silenced and a fleet of gunboats was defeated.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference James317 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Tracy. Who's who in Nelson's Navy. p. 232.