Action of 23 August 1806

Action of 23 August 1806
Part of the Napoleonic Wars

Capture of the Pomona by Anson & Arethusa off Havannah, 23 Aug 1806, Thomas Whitcombe
Date23 August 1806
Location
Off Havana, Caribbean Sea
Result British victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom Spain
Commanders and leaders
Charles Lydiard
Charles Brisbane		 Pedro Pablo de Sanguineto y Basso †
Strength
2 frigates 1 frigate
12 gunboats
1 shore battery
Casualties and losses
2 killed
32 wounded		 317 captured
1 frigate captured
6 gunboats captured
3 gunboats destroyed

The action of 23 August 1806 was a minor naval battle of the Napoleonic Wars fought between the British and Spanish off Havana, Cuba. In the engagement, the Spanish frigate Pomona was captured by the British frigates HMS Anson and HMS Arethusa under the commands of Captain Charles Lydiard and Charles Brisbane respectively. As well as the frigate being captured, a shore battery was silenced and a fleet of gunboats was defeated.

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