Action of 10 August 1805
| Action of 10 August 1805 | |||||||
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| Part of the Trafalgar campaign of the War of the Third Coalition | |||||||
H.M. frigate Phoenix, 36 guns, attacking the French frigate La Didon, 44 guns, 10 August 1805 Francis Sartorius Jr. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United Kingdom | France | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Thomas Baker | Pierre Milius | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1 frigate | 1 frigate | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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12 killed 28 wounded |
27 killed 44 wounded 260 captured 1 frigate captured | ||||||
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. After an hour of action Didon surrendered to Phoenix.