Battle of Gris-Nez and Blanc-Nez | |||||||
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Part of Napoleon's planned invasion of the United Kingdom | |||||||
![]() The Battle of Gris-Nez and Blanc-Nez, 18 July 1805 by Martinus Schouman | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Strength | |||||||
21 Batavian gunboats 3 French prams 180 guns in total Several French artillery pieces on shore[1] |
45 warships At least 900 guns in total[1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
10-16 killed 60-70 wounded[1][2] |
unknown killed 260 wounded.[2] |
The Battle of Blanc-Nez and Gris-Nez (18 July 1805) was a naval engagement between a combined flotilla of the Batavian Navy and French Imperial Navy led by Carel Hendrik Ver Huell and a larger British Royal Navy squadron under the command of Lord Keith during the War of the Third Coalition. Ver Huell's flotilla was able to resist several attacks from Lord Keith's squadron and successfully reached Boulogne-sur-Mer.