Battle of Blanc-Nez and Gris-Nez
| Battle of Gris-Nez and Blanc-Nez | |||||||
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| Part of Napoleon's planned invasion of the United Kingdom | |||||||
Clash of the Dutch and British Fleets during the Passage of the Dutch Flotilla to Boulogne Martinus Schouman, 1806 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Batavian Commonwealth France | United Kingdom | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Carel Hendrik Ver Huell | Lord Keith | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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21 gunboats 3 prams 180 guns in total Several French artillery batteries |
45 warships At least 900 guns in total | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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10–16 killed 60–70 wounded |
Unknown killed 260 wounded | ||||||
The Battle of Blanc-Nez and Gris-Nez was fought on 18 July 1805 between a combined flotilla of the Batavian Navy and French Imperial Navy under Carel Hendrik Ver Huell and a Royal Navy fleet under Lord Keith during the War of the Third Coalition. Ver Huell's flotilla was able to resist several attacks from the British and successfully reached Boulogne-sur-Mer.