Historedia
Episode 2 of 2

Second Stage Action

When
12 July 1801
Where
Gut of Gibraltar
Part of
Second Battle of Algeciras: British defeat French and Spanish

HMS Venerable attacked the rearmost French ship Formidable, commanded by Captain Amable Troude.

A second stage of the battle developed as HMS Venerable took the lead of the British line. It attacked the rearmost French ship, Formidable, under Captain Amable Troude. This action contributed to the overall British victory in the Gut of Gibraltar.

Sources

  1. Second Battle of Algeciras Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-01

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