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undertake exercises, and then return to Toulon when Pellew's fleet appeared. Pellew in turn hoped to tempt the French out and then cut them off from their homeport, forcing a decisive battle upon them. To this end he kept the main part of his fleet, including his largest ships, some distance from Toulon, and relied on a small inshore squadron composed of
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took advantage of a favourable wind and the temporary absence of the
British blockading force, to leave port to carry out exercises. Émeriau abandoned the exercises when the wind changed, but while returning to port his rear came under attack from the recently returned British inshore squadron. The
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made occasional sorties from the port in order to exercise his fleet, but preferred to avoid any chance of action with the patrolling
British fleet under Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Pellew. Émeriau instead preferred to make brief sorties when the wind was in his favour and the British were absent,
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from Pellew's fleet, followed in succession. The
British ships then turned about and tacked across in the opposite direction, cannonading the fleeing French with their starboard batteries. At 1:00 pm the advance ships of Pellew's fleet,
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to maintain the blockade. Strong gales in late
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Casualties and damage on both sides were light. On the
British side, twelve men were wounded by French fire, while one man was killed and another two wounded in accidents, bringing total British casualties to 15.
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British attack was reinforced by newly arrived ships from the main fleet, but the French were able to escape into Toulon after exchanging cannon fire with the
British. Casualties on both sides were light.
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and barge were also destroyed. The French had a total of 17 men wounded to varying degrees, mostly aboard the
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guns, as the French stood in for Toulon on the starboard tack. The rest of the squadron, joined by the 74-gun
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soon afterwards, reducing the inshore squadron to a minimum, but Émeriau declined to come out.
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Blockade of Toulon, 1810-14: Pellew's Action, 5 November 1813
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Victory of Seapower: Winning the Napoleonic War 1806–1814
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arrived and opened fire on the rear-most French ship, the
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The clash occurred when a French fleet under Vice-Admiral
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223:was a brief naval clash during the
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1477:Casualties: 17 wounded
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428:Admiral Pellew's Fleet
237:Julien Cosmao-Kerjulien
771:Captain Robert Rolles
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205:Casualties and losses
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198:5 ships of the line
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278:74-gun ships
258:
245:
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218:
122:Belligerents
113:Inconclusive
40:
26:Part of the
15:
1669:(in French)
797:Second rate
757:Second rate
714:Second rate
672:Second rate
97: /
45:Thomas Luny
1686:Categories
1629:References
1447:Fifth rate
1409:Fifth rate
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1368:Fifth rate
1330:Fifth rate
1289:Third rate
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1081:Commander
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496:First rate
459:Casualties
454:Commander
302:Engagement
255:Background
213:17 wounded
200:4 frigates
82:43°02′48″N
1593:Woodman.
1525:Woodman.
1508:Citations
1362:Melpomène
1245:Magnanime
1163:Agamemnon
1005:HMS
963:HMS
921:HMS
879:HMS
832:HMS
789:HMS
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664:HMS
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580:HMS
540:HMS
490:Caledonia
488:HMS
410:Melpomène
392:Agamemnon
383:backstays
375:Caledonia
358:HMS
353:San Josef
351:HMS
346:Caledonia
344:HMS
336:HMS
325:HMS
265:blockaded
263:had been
85:5°59′03″E
1639:(1847).
1441:Galathée
1403:Pénélope
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520:Captain
476:Wounded
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291:Impérial
286:schooner
190:Strength
63:Location
1617:James.
1571:James.
1543:James.
1324:Pauline
1098:Killed
881:Scipion
471:Killed
415:Menorca
379:shrouds
327:Scipion
1674:Wagram
1658:
1120:Wagram
1007:Armada
834:Pompee
387:launch
385:. Her
366:Wagram
338:Pompee
313:Wagram
269:Toulon
241:Toulon
152:France
149:
134:
110:Result
69:Toulon
1489:Notes
1283:Borée
1108:Total
1091:Notes
1076:Navy
1071:Guns
1066:Rate
1061:Ship
751:Union
666:Boyne
481:Total
464:Notes
449:Navy
444:Guns
439:Rate
434:Ship
398:Borée
360:Boyne
316:, by
1656:ISBN
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55:Date
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1372:40
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1204:Ulm
1173:74
1017:74
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