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Action of 29 November 1811

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The effects on the Adriatic itself were slight, the action only confirming the already overwhelming British dominance in the region. The French Navy would continue to seek reinforcements for their squadrons, concentrating on the construction of several new ships in Italian seaports that would not be
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In France, the action had more significant consequences. The loss of two ships and over 200 cannon was a serious blow to the French army marshalling in the Balkans. Napoleon himself took an interest in the engagement and it has been suggested by British historian James Henderson that this action
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in command in the Adriatic. Conflict in the theatre was widely dispersed, and so Brisbane delegated command to various commanders of small squadrons and independent cruisers. These dispersed forces continued to have success against French convoys; on 27 November 1811, the independently sailing
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to contest dominance over the Adriatic between 1807 and 1814. During this period the Adriatic was surrounded by French territory or French client states and as a result British interference was highly disruptive to the movement of French troops and supplies.
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sighted the French force at 09:20 on 29 November, sailing to the north-west. Initially the French ships held their course, but on determining that the approaching squadron was British, Montfort spread all sail to escape pursuit. By 11:00 it was evident that
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convinced Napoleon of his inability to control the Adriatic Sea, which was vital to launching operations in the Balkans. This action may have been a factor in his decision to abandon plans to invade the Ottoman Empire, and instead to turn his
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was so much smaller and less-well armed than her opponent. The total prize money was £3,500, not as much as first anticipated because neither of the captured ships were of sufficient quality to warrant purchase into the Royal Navy.
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would soon catch the heavily laden French ships, and Maxwell sent the telegraph signal to Gordon; "Remember the battle of Lissa", the action of eight months before at which Hoste had raised the signal "Remember Nelson".
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in 1805, sought to disrupt French convoys across the Adriatic. Following the Russian withdrawal in 1807, the Royal Navy dispatched a small frigate squadron to operate in the sea. The squadron was commanded by Captain
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to protect the harbour. This not only weakened the squadron but also delayed it, Maxwell's force not departing Port St. George until 19:00. It was assumed among the British squadron that the convoy comprised
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Casualties suffered in the action were relatively heavy on both sides. The British ships, with their reduced crews, suffered 61 men killed or wounded while the French lost over 50 on
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with a consignment of cannon, and resulted in a British victory, only one French ship escaping capture by the British force. It has been suggested that this action was a factor in
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attacked Lissa with force twice that available to Hoste. In the ensuing battle Hoste not only routed his opponents, but captured two ships, sank another and killed Dubourdieu.
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Shortly after passing the southern headland of Lissa, the British squadron encountered a neutral merchant ship that had been carrying Lieutenant John McDougal, formerly of
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and was the first squadron action since that engagement. The action of November 1811 was the result of the British interception of a French military convoy traveling from
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that controlled the western shores of the Adriatic. Over the next four years, strategically important islands and territories had been seized in the treaties of
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at 12:30. The smaller size of these vessels made them faster and more manoeuvrable than their larger counterparts, and as a result it was not until 16:00 that
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caught the smaller ship. During the pursuit, the ships had exchanged long-range shots from their stern and bow guns which caused six casualties aboard
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and both crews received praise and prize money for their service in the operation. Similar rewards were not made to the crew of
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s losses are unknown, although believed to be heavy given her battered condition. The French also lost the cargo aboard
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could not maintain the pace of the two larger frigates and so turned north-east in hopes of escaping independently.
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A † symbol indicates that the officer was killed during the action or subsequently died of wounds received.
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The action came over eight months after the British had achieved a decisive victory over the French at the
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had been wrecked, Napoleon greeted him with the words "Your government must not blame you for the loss of
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set all sail to the west, away from her opponents who were either too battered or too distant to pursue.
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was deemed cowardly and Captain Montfort was court-martialled and relieved of command. In 1817, when
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The secondary engagement of the battle was contested initially within sight of the other combatants,
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ready until 1812. As a result, this was the last significant action of the year in the Adriatic.
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In the aftermath of the Battle of Lissa, the badly wounded Hoste returned to Britain in
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forcing the development of garrisons that could be effectively resupplied only by sea.
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had been designed as an armed storeship rather than a full-scale warship. Ultimately
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Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours
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on Lissa warning that another French convoy had been sighted close to the island.
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foiled an attempt to send supplies to Corfu and captured the unarmed frigate
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initially gave chase to the smaller ship, but Maxwell recalled her and sent
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round to protect her outgunned colleague. By 14:20 the conflicts between
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The ships are ordered in the sequence in which they formed up for battle.
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in pursuit of the larger French ships. At 11:50 it became clear that
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shot severing Captain Gordon's leg at the height of the engagement.
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At 15:05 another British ship appeared on the horizon, the sloop
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Captain Murray Maxwell's despatch concerning the action in the
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and simultaneously pressing on all sail in an effort to reach
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safely but having suffered severe damage in the engagement.
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The British commander on Lissa in November 1811 was Captain
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Location of the battle shown on a map of modern-day Croatia
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Minor naval engagement during the French Revolutionary Wars
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had been hastily built in 1803 as the personal warship of
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exchanged shots from their stern and bow guns. By 13:40,
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La Pomone contre les frégates HMS Alceste et Active
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ISBN. 1409:Alceste 1405:Alceste 1393:Pauline 1333:Alceste 1315:Pauline 1242:Pauline 1230:Alceste 1226:Pauline 1196:Pauline 1192:Alceste 1180:Pauline 1168:Pauline 1161:Alceste 1153:Pauline 1145:Alceste 1137:Alceste 1121:Alceste 1117:Alceste 1088:Augusta 927:Pauline 904:Killed 684:Alceste 665:Killed 598:Pauline 573:Trieste 534:Alceste 495:Amphion 462:Balkans 458:Ottoman 404:Trieste 378:of the 368:frigate 336:Cattaro 196:1 sloop 1762:  1740:  1717:  1362:Pomone 1350:Pomone 1337:Active 1326:Pomone 1313:, and 1307:Pomone 1246:Ancona 1238:Pomone 1234:Active 1222:Pomone 1204:Active 1200:Pomone 1188:Pomone 1184:Active 1176:Pomone 1172:Active 1157:Pomone 1149:Pomone 1141:Pomone 1113:Active 1107:after 1101:Active 1092:Active 1082:Battle 970:Pomone 728:Active 609:cannon 592:Pomone 568:Corona 442:Tilsit 438:Naples 341:Ragusa 321:Pirano 152:France 115:Result 1436:Notes 1341:Unite 1318:' 1295:Unite 1291:Unite 1276:Unite 1272:Unite 1268:Unite 1253:Unite 1164:' 1105:Unite 914:Total 897:Notes 882:Navy 877:Guns 872:Rate 867:Ship 819:Sloop 772:Unite 675:Total 658:Notes 643:Navy 638:Guns 633:Rate 628:Ship 587:Malta 585:, to 582:Unite 562:Flore 556:Danaé 549:Acorn 539:sloop 522:Chase 507:Eagle 482:Lissa 450:Corfu 434:Italy 400:Corfu 326:Lippa 311:Lissa 74:Lissa 1760:ISBN 1738:ISBN 1715:ISBN 1335:and 1324:and 1255:vs. 1232:and 1194:and 1190:and 1186:and 1139:and 1115:and 1004:~50 595:and 565:and 444:and 436:and 362:The 331:Zara 72:Off 60:Date 1069:Key 1024:26 980:40 937:40 823:18 782:36 762:35 759:26 738:38 718:20 715:13 694:38 530:of 402:to 1807:: 1785:. 1653:. 1633:. 1613:^ 1602:, 1574:^ 1560:^ 1546:^ 1530:^ 1510:, 1500:^ 1491:, 1485:, 1457:^ 1443:^ 1052:. 1045:7 1042:4 1039:3 1001:- 998:- 958:- 955:- 844:0 841:0 838:0 803:6 800:4 797:2 756:9 712:7 559:, 414:. 76:, 48:, 1797:. 1768:. 1746:. 1723:. 283:e 276:t 269:v

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A naval painting in which a badly damaged ship in the foreground is flanked by two lightly damaged ships that are firing on the central vessel.
Pierre Julien Gilbert
Lissa
Adriatic Sea
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François Montford
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