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The Battle of Groix was fought on 23 June 1795 off the Biscay coast of Brittany between elements of the British Channel Fleet, commanded by Admiral Lord Bridport, and the French Atlantic Fleet, under Vice-admiral Villaret de Joyeuse. The British fleet of 14 ships of the line was covering an invasion convoy when it encountered the 12 French ships of the line returning to base at Brest. Villaret ordered his force to take shelter in protected coastal waters, but several ships fell behind. After fierce fights, three French ships were captured; the remainder became scattered and were vulnerable, but Bridport, concerned by the rocky coastline, called off the action. Most historians have considered Bridport's retirement from the battle to be premature, and concluded that an opportunity to destroy the French fleet may have been squandered. The French were trapped in Lorient where food supplies ran out, crippling the fleet. Several French captains were court-martialled following the battle.

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Hi and anyone else interested: a draft blurb for this article is above. Thoughts, comments and edits are welcome. Gog the Mild (talk) 16:48, 23 December 2019 (UTC)


 * Biscay is in Northern Spain whereas this battle was fought off Groix. I would change the first sentence to, "...in the Bay of Biscay, off the coast of Brittany". --Ykraps (talk) 06:17, 24 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Okay, I can see why you've said that now as it's in the article lead but I think it's confusing. To me, off the Biscay coast is the stretch of water off Biscay.--Ykraps (talk) 06:24, 24 December 2019 (UTC)