Action of 10 November 1808

The action of 10 November 1808 was a minor naval engagement of the Napoleonic Wars, in which a British frigate defeated and captured a French frigate in the Bay of Biscay. The action formed part of the blockade of the French Biscay ports during the war by the British Royal Navy, a strategy designed to prevent ships from entering or leaving French harbours, thus eliminating foreign trade with France and damaging the French economy as well as cutting France off from her overseas colonies. The French ship in the action, Thétis, was destined for the French held West Indian island of Martinique with a cargo of flour and military supplies, including over 100 soldiers to reinforce the island's garrison.

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1808  Wikidata
naval battle, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, France, 

Coquille, Leon, Leon, León, 

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1808	Action of 10 November 1808	France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, naval battle	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Tirranna	motor ship	Wikidata