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Order of Battle in the Algeciras Campaign
The Algeciras Campaign, or the Battles of Algeciras, was a brief naval campaign fought between a combined French and Spanish Navy force and a British Royal Navy force between 4–13 July 1801. A French squadron, seeking to join the Spanish fleet and a number of French ships of the line at the Spanish Atlantic base of Cadiz, sailed from Toulon on 13 June under Contre-Admiral Charles Linois.〔Clowes, p. 458〕 Rounding the British naval base of Gibraltar on the southern coast of Spain on 4 July, Linois learned that a British squadron under Rear-Admiral Sir James Saumarez was on station off Cadiz. Seeking to avoid battle with Saumarez's much larger force, Linois anchored in the Spanish port of Algeciras, close to Gibraltar.〔Woodman, p. 161〕 Saumarez discovered Linois there on 6 July and attacked at 08:30, his ships hampered by light winds and Linois's strong defensive position.〔James, p. 115〕
During the battle, in which the French squadron was heavily supported by fire from Spanish shore batteries and gunboats, the British ship HMS ''Hannibal'' grounded and could not be refloated. Two of the French ships were also driven ashore, but the fire of the Spanish batteries and the lack of wind all contributed to Saumarez calling off the attack at 13:35, leaving ''Hannibal'' stranded and isolated. Captain Solomon Ferris was left with no option but to surrender as the remainder of the British force limped back to Gibraltar.〔Clowes, p. 464〕
Linois called on the Spanish forces in Cadiz for reinforcements and on 9 July a relief squadron was sent consisting of six ships of the line and two frigates. Arriving on 9 July, this force anchored in Algeciras until Linois was ready to sail on 12 July, the large combined squadron departing westwards with the wind during the evening.〔Mostert, p. 407〕 Saumarez followed, sending HMS ''Superb'' to attack the Spanish rearguard. During the opening stages of the second battle ''Superb'' set the 112-gun Spanish ship ''Real Carlos'' on fire and captured the French ''Saint Antoine''. ''Real Carlos'' later drifted into the ''San Hermenegildo'', spreading the fire to her compatriot. Both ships exploded at 00:15 on 13 July with enormous loss of life.〔Gardiner, p. 93〕
The British squadron pressed on with the attack, and at 05:15 on 13 July HMS ''Venerable'' and HMS ''Thames'' attacked the French ''Formidable'' off the Spanish coast. In a fierce engagement, ''Formidable'' brought down ''Venerable'''s masts and drove the ship on shore, the French ship escaping with the rest of the squadron to Cadiz.〔Clowes, p. 468〕 ''Venerable'' was later salvaged and returned to Gibraltar, while Saumarez reinstated the British blockade of Cadiz.〔James, p. 130〕
==First Battle of Algeciras==
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