| Action of 10 August 1805 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Trafalgar campaign of the War of the Third Coalition | |||||||
 H.M. frigate Phoenix, attacking the French frigate La Didon. Francis Sartorius the younger. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United Kingdom |
 France | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Thomas Baker |
Pierre Milius | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1 frigate | 1 frigate | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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12 killed 28 wounded[1] |
1 frigate captured 27 killed 44 wounded 260 captured[2] | ||||||
The action of 10 August 1805 was a minor naval engagement between two frigates of the British Royal Navy, HMS Phoenix and the French Navy Didon as part of the Napoleonic wars.[3] After an hour of action Didon surrendered to Phoenix.[1]
- ^ a b The Naval and military sketch book, and history of adventure by flood and field. Oxford University. pp. 228–29.
- ^ "No. 15840". The London Gazette. 3 September 1805. p. 1115.
- ^ "No. 15838". The London Gazette. 27 August 1805. p. 1091.