Capture of the Rosily Squadron
| Capture of the Rosily Squadron | |||||||
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| Part of the Peninsular War | |||||||
Painting of Rosily surrendering to de Apodaca | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Spain | France | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Juan Ruiz de Apodaca Tomás de Morla | François Rosily (POW) | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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5 ships of the line 1 frigate At least 2,000 sailors and militia Numerous gunboats |
5 ships of the line 1 frigate 4,000 sailors | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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4 killed 50 wounded 15 gunboats sunk |
13 killed 46 wounded 3,676 captured 5 ships of the line captured 1 frigate captured | ||||||
Peninsular War: Spanish uprising 1808
220km
137miles
137miles
12
Santander
11
Bailén
10
Rioseco
9
Valencia
8
Girona
7
Zaragoza
6
Cabezón
5
Cádiz
4
Alcolea
3
Valdepeñas
2
Bruch
1
Dos de Mayo
Madrid
Madrid
The capture of the Rosily Squadron (also known as the Battle of Poza de Santa Isabel) took place on 14 June 1808 in Cádiz 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.