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Raid on Boulogne

Raid on Boulogne was a naval engagement fought on 2 October 1804 at Boulogne-sur-Mer, in what is now France; it lasted 1 day. It was part of the Napoleonic Wars, which ran from 1803 to 1815. The recorded result: See Aftermath.

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Plan and key. The Attack on Boulogne Oct 1804 Watercolour showing the situation prior to the British assault on the night of 2 October 1804. In the foreground is the main British squadron with Admiral
Plan and key. The Attack on Boulogne Oct 1804 Watercolour showing the situation prior to the British assault on the night of 2 October 1804. In the foreground is the main British squadron with Admiral. E. D. Lewis, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought2 October 1804lasted 1 day
WhereBoulogne-sur-Mer, France50.725N, 1.613E
OutcomeSee Aftermath
BelligerentsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandagainstFirst French Empire
Casualties and lossesUnknownand1 ship lost
Part ofNapoleonic Wars1803 to 1815

Where it sits in the Napoleonic Wars

Battle of Platzberg, 1794Battle of Lodi, 1796Battle of Spinges, 1797Battle of Marengo, 1800Action of 10 December 1800, 1800Battle of West Kay, 1801French capture of Gorée, 1804Battle of Pulo Aura, 1804Battle of Vizagapatam, 1804Raid on Boulogne, 1804Action of 5 October 1804, 1804Action of 10 August 1805, 1805Battle off Cape Palos, 1805Battle of Diamond Rock, 1805Battle of Memmingen, 1805Battle of Ulm, 1805Battle of Cape Ortegal, 1805Battle of Mariazell, 1805Action of 26 July 1806, 1806Battle of Blaauwberg, 1806Battle of San Domingo, 1806Action of 13 March 1806, 1806Action of 21 April 1806, 1806Action of 9 July 1806, 1806Action of 23 August 1806, 1806Action of 25 September 1806, 1806Battle of Jena–Auerstedt, 1806Action of 18 October 1806, 1806Battle of Golymin, 1806Adriatic campaign of 1807–1814, 1807Siege of Stralsund, 1807, 1807Battle of Eylau, 1807Capture of the Jeune Richard, 1807Action of 10 November 1808, 1808Battle of Kock, 1809Action of 22 January 1809, 1809Action of 10 February 1809, 1809Battle of Les Sables-d'Olonne, 1809Action of 6 April 1809, 1809Troude's expedition to the Caribbean, 1809Battle of Ratisbon, 1809Battle of the Basque Roads, 1809Battle of Stralsund, 1809Action of 31 May 1809, 1809Action of 13 September 1810, 1810Action of 3 July 1810, 1810Invasion of Île Bonaparte, 1810Action of 15 November 1810, 1810Battle of Lissa, 1811Action of 24 March 1811, 1811Action of 29 November 1811, 1811Action of 22 May 1812, 1812Battle of Pirano, 1812Action of 7 February 1813, 1813Action of 5 November 1813, 1813Battle of Varvažov, 1813Battle of Peterswalde, 1813Siege of Cattaro, 1813Siege of Zara, 1813Siege of Antwerp, 1814Siege of Ragusa, 1814Battle of Jobourg, 1814Siege of Ajaccio, 1815Battle of Montélimar, 1815Battle of Loriol, 1815Battle of Ligny, 1815Battle of Quatre Bras, 1815Battle of Waterloo, 1815Battle of Wavre, 1815Battle of Rocheserviere, 1815Battle of La Suffel, 1815Battle of the Hospital, 1815Battle of Rocquencourt, 1815Battle of Issy, 181517941815Raid on Boulogne, 1804
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Record

Date2 October 1804
to 3 October 1804
PlaceBoulogne-sur-Mer, France
50.725N, 1.613E
KindNaval engagement, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Casualties and lossesUnknown1 ship lost
Commanders
  • George Elphinstone, 1st Viscount Keith
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 5 times between 1492 and 1940.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1804

Raid on Boulogne is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,383 in present-day France.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q13414922, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Raid on Boulogne, revision 1372186998, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.