Action of 1795/08/22, 22nd August 1795

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Action of 1795-08-22

22nd August 1795
Part of : The French Revolutionary Wars (1793 - 1802)
Previous action : Battle of Hyeres 13.7.1795
Next action : Action of 1795-09-28 28.9.1795
 

Great Britain

 
Ship NameCommanderNotes
Isis (50) 1774-1810
British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
Robert WatsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1814
Reunion (36) 1793-1796
British 36 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
James AlmsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1769-1814
Stag (32) 1794-1800
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
Joseph Sydney YorkeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1789-1814
Vestal (28) 1779-1816
British 28 Gun
6th Rate Frigate
James NewmanBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1795
,
Charles WhiteBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1799
 

Batavian Republic

 
Ship NameCommanderNotes
Alliantie (36) 1788-1795
Dutch 36 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
  Captured
Argo (36) 1790-1796
Dutch 36 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
  2 killed, 15 wounded
Vlugheid (16) 1795-1795
Dutch 16 Gun
Unrated Unknown
 
 

Notes on Action


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On August 22nd, the British ships Isis, 50, Captain Robert Watson; Reunion, 36, Captain James Alms (2); Stag, 32, Captain Joseph Sydney Yorke; and Vestal, 28, Captain Charles White, captured the Dutch frigate Alliantie, 36, after an hour's fight. The Dutch vessels Argo, 36, and Vlugheid, 16, which were with her, escaped into the Norwegian harbour of Egero. The British loss was 5 killed and 17 wounded. The Argo lost 2 killed and 15 wounded. The Alliantie' s 3 loss is unknown.
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