Capture of the Rosily Squadron

Capture of the Rosily Squadron
Part of the Peninsular War

Map of Cádiz
Date9–14 June 1808
Location36°29′N 6°14′W / 36.483°N 6.233°W / 36.483; -6.233
Result Spanish victory
Belligerents
France French Empire Spain Spain
Commanders and leaders
France François Rosily  (POW)
Strength
Casualties and losses
  • 46 wounded
  • 3,676 captured
  • 6 ships captured[1]
  • Total: 3,735
  • 4 dead
  • 50 wounded
  • 15 gunboats sunk
  • Total: 54
Peninsular war: Spanish uprising 1808
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The Capture of the Rosily Squadron, also known as the Battle of Poza de Santa Isabel, took place on 14 June 1808, in Cádiz, Spain, following the Dos de Mayo Uprising against French troops in Madrid. Five ships of the line and a frigate of the French Imperial Navy were in the port, having remained there under a British blockade since the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. After an engagement with the Spanish lasting five days, French Admiral François Étienne de Rosily-Mesros surrendered his entire squadron with the four thousand seamen then on board.[1]

  1. ^ a b Mahan 1892, p. 195.