Action of 13 January 1797

The action of 13 January 1797 was a minor naval battle fought between a French ship of the line and two British frigates off the coast of Brittany during the French Revolutionary Wars. During the action the frigates outmanoeuvred the much larger French vessel and drove it onto shore in heavy seas, resulting in the deaths of between 400 and 1,000 of the 1,300 persons aboard. One of the British frigates was also lost in the engagement with six sailors drowned after running onto a sandbank while failing to escape a lee shore.

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1797  Wikimedia, Wikidata
naval battle, Kingdom of Great Britain, France, 

Droits de l'Homme, 

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1797 Action of 13 January 1797

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1798 Battle of the Raz de Sein

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1812 Action of 22 May 1812

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1944 Battle of Audierne Bay

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John Lynn - The night action off Ushant, 13th-14th January 1797

Droits de lHomme sinking

'Les droits de l'homme', 1797, Thomas Luny FAMAG 1000 7

Thomas Luny - The wreck of the Droits de L'Homme after the Action of 13th January

Vaisseau-Droits-de-lHomme

Le Droits de L'Homme attacked by two frigates

132 Musée Audierne

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1797	Action of 13 January 1797	France, Kingdom of Great Britain, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1798	Battle of the Raz de Sein	Kingdom of Great Britain, French First Republic, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1812	Action of 22 May 1812	France, naval battle, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Battle of Audierne Bay	battle	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1794	Droits de l'Homme	third-rate, Téméraire-class third-rate ship of the line	Wikidata
site	bunker		Qu 12	architectural structure, tobruk, ruins	Wikidata
site	fort		Sainte-Marine Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	tower		Tour de Saint-Guénolé	fortified tower, church building	Wikidata
site	tower	1831	Tour Saint-Pierre (Penmarch)	semaphore line, fortified tower, lighthouse	Wikidata
commons	image		John Lynn - The night action off Ushant, 13th-14th January 1797		Commons
commons	image		Droits de lHomme sinking		Commons
commons	image		'Les droits de l'homme', 1797, Thomas Luny FAMAG 1000 7		Commons
commons	image		Thomas Luny - The wreck of the Droits de L'Homme after the Action of 13th January		Commons
commons	image		Vaisseau-Droits-de-lHomme		Commons
commons	image		Le Droits de L'Homme attacked by two frigates		Commons
commons	image		132 Musée Audierne		Commons