The Order of battle of the Croisière du Grand Hiver lists the French forces involved in the Campaign of the Great Winter 24 December 1794 – 3 February 1795, during the French Revolutionary Wars.
Order of Battle
| First squadron, Villaret-Joyeuse | |||||
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| Division | Ship | Guns | Commander | Notes | |
| First division | Tourville | 74 | Henry | ||
| Montagne | 120 | Captain Vignot Vice-amiral Villaret-Joyeuse |
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| Marat | 74 | Captain Le Francq | |||
| Second division | Gasparin | 74 | L'Hermitte | ||
| Révolution | 74 | Lalande | |||
| Third division | Superbe | 74 | Colomb | Lost on 30 January, 21 men lost | |
| Neuf Thermidor | 80 | Doré | Lost on 29 January | ||
| Alexandre | 74 | Guillemet | |||
| Second squadron, Bouvet | |||||
| Division | Ship | Guns | Commander | Notes | |
| Fourth division | Jemmappes | 74 | Lafond Contre-amiral Renaudin |
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| Majestueux | 110 | Le Beau | Contre-amiral (rear-Admiral) | ||
| Aquilon | 74 | La Terre | |||
| Fifth division | Montagnard | 74 | Richery | ||
| Scipion | 74 | Huguet | Lost on 30 January | ||
| Trente-et-un-Mai | 74 | Ganteaume | |||
| Sixth division | Patriote | 74 | Le Tendre | ||
| Entreprenant | 74 | Dufay | |||
| Third squadron, Nielly | |||||
| Division | Ship | Guns | Commander | Notes | |
| Seventh division | Convention | 74 | Terrasson | Lost her rudder on 30 January, towed back to Lorient | |
| Terrible | 110 | Captain Bedout Contre-admiral Nielly |
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| Pelletier | 74 | Raillard | |||
| Eighth division | Révolutionnaire | 110 | Le Gouardin | Returned in a battered state. Deemed irreparable and broken up. | |
| Nestor | 74 | Monnier | Damaged, back to harbour on 31 December. | ||
| Ninth division | Trajan | 74 | Leroy | ||
| Indomptable | 74 | Le Mesle | |||
| Tyrannicide | 74 | Alain-Joseph Dordelin | |||
| Light squadron, Van Stabel | |||||
| Division | Ship | Guns | Commander | Notes | |
| First division | Éole | 74 | Trinquelléon | ||
| Jean Bart | 74 | Pittet | |||
| Audacieux | 74 | Philastre | |||
| Tigre | 74 | Matagne Contre-amiral Van Stabel |
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| Fougueux | 74 | La Brière | |||
| Second division | Zélé | 74 | Porlodec | ||
| Mucius | 74 | Larreguy | |||
| Téméraire | 74 | Morel | Damaged, back to Saint-Malo on 31 December. Deemed irreparable and broken up. | ||
| Droits de l'Homme | 74 | Cornic | |||
| Ships that failed to depart | |||||
| Républicain | 110 | Longer | Wrecked on Mingant rock. 10 men lost. | ||
| Redoutable | 74 | Montcousu | Damaged while departing, had to cancel. | ||
| Neptune | 74 | Tiphaigne | Delayed by damage to her capstan, later ran aground off Perros Guirrec. 50 men lost. | ||
| Frigates and smaller ships | |||||
| Vertu | Lieutenant Montagniès | ||||
| Courageuse | 44 | Captain Dalbarade[1] | |||
| <i>Méduse</i> | 26 | ||||
| Virginie | 44 | Jacques Bergeret | |||
| Surveillante | 32 | ||||
| Insurgente | |||||
| Railleuse | 32 | ||||
| Précieuse | |||||
| Fraternité | 32 | ||||
| Embuscade | 32 | ||||
| Tamise | 32 | Fradin | |||
| Charente | 36 | ||||
| Républicaine | 32 | François Pitot | |||
| Berceau | 22 | ||||
| Bayonnaise | 24 | ||||
| Légère | 22 | Carpentier, fils. | |||
| Réolaise[2] | 20 | Lieutenant Tanays | |||
| Espion | 16 | ||||
| Bergère | 16 | ||||
| Impatiente | |||||
| Atalante | 16 | ||||
| Papillon | 12 | ||||
| Bonnet Rouge | |||||
| Total casualties: 81 men | |||||
| Source: Histoire des marins français 1789-1815, CA (2eS) Hubert Granier, p.94 Batailles navales de la France, Onésime-Joachim Troude, Challamel ainé, 1867, vol.2, p. 404 | |||||
Notes and references
Notes
References
- ^ Fonds Marine, vol.1, p.121
- ^ Roche (2005), p. 337.
Bibliography
- Granier, Hubert (1998). Histoire des Marins français 1789-1815. illustrations by Alain Coz. Marines éditions. ISBN 2-909675-41-6.
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. Vol. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922. (1671-1870)
- Troude, Onésime-Joachim (1867). Batailles navales de la France (in French). Vol. 2. Challamel ainé.
- Fonds Marine. Campagnes (opérations ; divisions et stations navales ; missions diverses). Inventaire de la sous-série Marine BB4. Tome premier : BB4 1 à 482 (1790-1826) [1]
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