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Fought on the 6th February 1806 near Santo Domingo, off the Caribbean island of Hispaniola.
British Vice-Admiral Duckworth defeated the French Rear-Admiral Leissegues.
The French ships, not quite ready to sail, and with part of their crews ashore (including Rear-Admiral Leissegues), weighed anchor after seeing the British ships approach. The British ships moved to cut them off and cross their "T". After forming battle lines, the British ships caught up and, after a tough fight lasting two hours, captured three French battleships, while Imperial and Diomede were aground. The three smaller French ships then escaped and weren't pursued. Brave sank on her way back to England. Jupiter was renamed Maida.
Ships involved:
British
Starboard column
Superb 74 (flag)
Northumberland 74
Spencer 74
Agamemnon 64
Lee column (Canopus was abeam of Spencer)
Canopus 80
Donegal 74
Atlas
Smaller ships (to windward)
Acasta 40
Magicienne 36
Kingfisher 16
Epervier 14
French
Line of battle
Alexandre
Imperial 130 (3-decker) (flag)
Diomede 74
Jupiter
Brave
Smaller ships (inshore)
Felicite
Cornelie
Diligente
The British suffered 74 killed and 264 wounded, the French suffered perhaps 1510 casualties.
[[1] (http://www.pbenyon.plus.com/Naval_History/Vol_IV/Vol_IV_P_191.htm)] account
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