Action of 23 August 1806

Action of 23 August 1806
Part of the Napoleonic Wars
HMS Arethusa and HMS Anson capture the Pomona off Havana, depicted by Thomas Whitcombe
Date 23 August 1806 Location off Havana, Cuba Result British victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom	Spain
Commanders and leaders
Charles Lydiard Charles Brisbane	Pedro Pablo de Sanguineto y Basso †
Strength
2 frigates HMS Arethusa HMS Anson	1 frigate Pomona, 12 gunboats, shore battery
Casualties and losses
2 killed, 32 wounded[1]	Frigate Pomona captured, 3 gunboats destroyed, 6 sunk, 3 badly damaged 317 captured[2]

The action of 23 August 1806 was a minor naval battle of the Napoleonic wars, fought off the coast of Spanish Cuba near the port of Havana. The Spanish frigate Pomona was captured by the frigates HMS Anson and HMS Arethusa under the commands of Captain Charles Lydiard and Charles Brisbane respectively. As well as the frigate being captured, a shore battery was silenced and a fleet of gunboats was defeated.