Naval Battles

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  Battle of the Downs 21 October 1639

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  Battle of the Downs 21 October 1639

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  By 1639, the Spanish in the Netherlands had just one North Sea port left, Dunkirk, which was blockaded by the Dutch rebels. An armada of 67 ships under Admiral-General Antonio de Oquendo was sent to relieve Dunkirk, but was intercepted by just 17 Dutch ships under Admiral Maarten Tromp. Despite... More
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  Battle of Trafalgar 21 October 1805

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  Battle of Trafalgar 21 October 1805

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  The Battle of Trafalgar was one of the most decisive naval battles ever fought, and ended in the defeat of a combined French-Spanish fleet near Cape Trafalgar, in southwest Spain. The British fleet, under Admiral Lord Nelson, had consistently thwarted Napoleon Bonaparte’s attempts to gain naval dominance, essential for an... More
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  Battle of Tsushima 27 May 1905

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  Battle of Tsushima 27 May 1905

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  Russia had provoked war with Japan in 1904; gorged on decades of 'unequal treaties' with China, it held a colonialist contempt for Asiatic opponents that proved wholly misconceived. In a series of engagements the Japanese defeated the Russians on both land and sea, forcing redeployment of Russia’s Baltic Fleet to... More
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  Catholic Insurrections and the Armada 1569–97

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  Catholic Insurrections and the Armada 1569–97

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  Philip II of Spain, representing Catholic Europe, was determined to overthrow England’s Protestant regime (the Empresa [Enterprise] de Inglaterra), and come to the aid of England’s rebellious Catholics. Elizabeth’s military intervention in the Dutch Revolt against Spain in 1584–85 made invasion inevitable. His Armada of 130 ships finally arrived off... More
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  Global Naval Engagements 1793–1815

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  Global Naval Engagements 1793–1815

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  Admiral Linois was no Horatio Nelson. While the hero of Trafalgar was kissing Hardy, the Frenchman was rounding the Cape with his ‘battle fleet’; after spending three years sailing the length and breadth of the Indian Ocean he had failed to capture a single vessel, or win a single battle... More
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  Mobile Bay August 1864

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  Mobile Bay August 1864

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  On 3 August 1864, Union forces laid siege to Fort Gaines on Dauphin Island to help Union Admiral David Farragut and his 18-strong fleet seal the last major southern port from Confederate blockade runners. The runners were moving cotton, weapons and supplies for the Confederate forces through the Gulf of... More
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  Mobile Bay Campaign 5–23 August 1864

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  Mobile Bay Campaign 5–23 August 1864

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  Admiral David Farragut had urged an assault on Mobile Bay since the fall of Port Hudson in July 1863, but it was not until the following summer that troops were provided for an amphibious operation. The soldiers under General Gordon Granger were landed at Dauphin Island, training a gun on... More
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  Mooring Positions in Scapa Flow 21 June 1919

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  Mooring Positions in Scapa Flow 21 June 1919

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  Following the end of World War I hostilities with the Armistice of Compiègne, the German High Seas Fleet was surrendered and escorted to Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands to await a decision on its fate under the Treaty of Versailles. From the beginning of 1919, whilst moored in Scapa... More
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  Naval Engagements in Europe 1793–1815

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  Naval Engagements in Europe 1793–1815

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  Napoleon must have wished for sea-legs. Well nigh invincible on land, with the continent under his sway, he remained hemmed in and frustrated by British maritime control. This control kept British shipyards stocked with Baltic timber (and Indian teak), its sailors clothed from Virginian cotton and fired by Jamaican rum.... More
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  Pacific War Overview 1943–45

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  Pacific War Overview 1943–45

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  Following their aerial attack on the US navy in Pearl Harbour (1941), the Japanese rapidly took possession of a vast swathe of the eastern Pacific. This rapid advance left them overextended and vulnerable to counterattack. Meanwhile, the United States rapidly replenished their navy, while their codebreakers managed to intercept Japan’s... More
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  The Glorious First of June 1794

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  The Glorious First of June 1794

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  France faced impending famine as summer 1794 approached after the harvest had failed, and with its ports under British blockade. A convoy crossing the Atlantic with grain from the United States promised potential salvation. A British fleet under Admiral Howe was despatched to intercept the convoy, and a French fleet... More