| 词条 | Ferrol Expedition |
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|conflict=Ferrol Expedition (1800) |partof=the War of the Second Coalition |image=Castillosferrol.PNG |image_size=300px |date=25–26 August 1800 |place=Ferrol, Spain |result=Spanish victory |combatant1={{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain}} |combatant2={{flagicon|Spain|1785}} Spain |commander1= {{flagicon|Kingdom of Great Britain}} John Borlase Warren {{flagicon|Kingdom of Great Britain}} James Pulteney {{flagicon|Kingdom of Great Britain}} Edward Pellew |commander2={{flagicon|Spain|1785}} Count Donadio {{flagicon|Spain|1785}} Don Juan Moreno |strength1=15,000 soldiers 5 ships of the line[1] and an estimated 80-115 ships.[2][3][4][5] |strength2=2,000 to 4,000 soldiers[6] 6 ships of the line |casualties1=English sources: 16 dead, 68 wounded. Spanish sources: 1000 dead, 800 wounded |casualties2=37 dead, 102 wounded }}{{Campaignbox French Revolutionary Wars: Anglo-Spanish War (1796)}} The Ferrol Expedition (or Battle of Brión) took place on 25 and 26 August 1800, and was an unsuccessful British attempt to capture Ferrol from Spain.[7] Ferrol was a major Spanish naval base[8] with a shipyard for shipbuilding and dry dock for repairs. BackgroundThe primary object of the British expedition and fleet of 109 ships during the year 1800 was the conquest of Belle Île but the defences appeared too strong. The expedition therefore proceeded to the coast of Spain, where it arrived on 25 August. BattleAfter a heavy cannonade against a small Spanish fort of eight 24-pounder cannon by the British ships of the line HMS Impetueux with 74 guns, HMS London with 96 guns, HMS Courageux, HMS Renown and HMS Captain, each with 74 guns, under the superintendence of Sir Edward Pellew, the British effected a landing at a small opening near Cape Prior. The army commander was Lieutenant-general Sir James Pulteney. The force landed consisted of seven British regiments, one of two battalions, and the rifle-corps totaling 8,000 troops and 16 field pieces.[9] The Spanish defenders of Ferrol were: Don Francisco Melgarejo (a Naval Engineer), commander of the naval department; Juan Moreno, commander of the squadron stationed in the harbour; Don Francisco Xavier Negrété, captain-general of the province; and Field Marshal Count Donadio, who commanded the fortifications that protected the coast. The Spanish ship of the line were: Real Carlos and San Hermenegildo, each 112 guns; San Fernando, 96 guns; Argonauta, 80 guns; San Antonio and San Agustín, each 74 guns.[10] The British rifle-corps advanced up a ridge and was attacked by a Spanish detachment which it drove back with some loss. Early on the morning of 26 August a considerable body of Spanish attacked the British on the heights of Brion and Balon but they were repulsed. British casualties were 16 killed and 68 wounded (by English sources, Spanish sources stating 1000 dead and 800 wounded). The heights overlooked the town and harbour of Ferrol. That night, after observing the strength of the fortifications, the British troops and artillery were embarked back on their ships.[11] AftermathThe embarkation of the troops and artillery was effected, and soon after this failure on the coast of Galicia, another expedition, equally unsuccessful was directed against the city of Cadiz. After the unsuccessful attempt to capture Ferrol, the British Prime Minister William Pitt said in the House of Commons that: "If Great Britain had a naval station so easy to defend as Ferrol, due to its location, it would have been surrounded by a thick silver wall".{{citation needed|date=July 2014}} Footnotes1. ^James. p. 38. 2. ^D'Esménard, p. 76 3. ^Escrigas p. 9 4. ^Philippart,p. 176 5. ^p. 980 "Debate on Mr. Stuart's Motion respecting the Failure of the Expedition to Ferrol" 6. ^James, p.38. 7. ^Black, p 67 8. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=7uOhj-WDUV4C&pg=PT188&lpg=PT188&dq=Ferrol+naval+base+1800&source=bl&ots=g9lI0xg7-o&sig=SK4NgcAgq36OffwaE1BYC2xIsA4&hl=en#v=onepage&q=Ferrol%20naval%20base%201800&f=false Travel Galicia, Ferrol, 2007] 9. ^James, p. 38 10. ^James, p. 37. 11. ^James, p. 38. References
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