Expédition d'Irlande
Expédition d'Irlande was a naval engagement fought in December 1796 at Bantry Bay, in what is now United Kingdom. It was part of the War of the First Coalition, which ran from 1792 to 1797. The recorded result: British victory. Recorded strength: 13 warships against 12,000–25,000 troops; 17 ships of the line; 13 frigates; 6 corvettes; 7 troopships.
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End of the Irish Invasion ;, or, the Destruction of the French Armada Js. Gillray, inv. et f. SUMMARY: French warships, labeled Le Révolutionaire, L'Egalité and The Revolutionary Jolly Boat, being t. James Gillray, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons .
Fought December 1796
Where Bantry Bay, United Kingdom 51.600N, 9.800W
Outcome British victory
Belligerents Ireland; Great Britain against France
Where it sits in the War of the First Coalition Capture of Porrentruy, 1792 Battle of Marquain, 1792 Battle of Valmy, 1792 Siege de Lille, 1792 Siege of Mainz, 1792 Battle of Jemappes, 1792 Battle of Limburg, 1792 Siege of Mainz, 1793 Childers Incident, 1793 Siege of Maastricht, 1793 Battle of Aldenhoven (1793), 1793 Siege of Condé, 1793 Battle of Famars, 1793 Siege of Valenciennes, 1793 Battle of Arlon, 1793 Battle of Caesar's Camp, 1793 Siege of Landau, 1793 Siege of Le Quesnoy, 1793 Siege of Toulon, 1793 Battle of Hondschoote, 1793 Battle of Avesnes-le-Sec, 1793 Battle of Pirmasens, 1793 Battles near Rheinweiler and Hüningen, 1793 Battle of Méribel, 1793 Raid on Genoa, 1793 First Battle of Wissembourg, 1793 Siege of Fort-Louis, 1793 Battle of Gilette, 1793 Battle of Friedberg, 1793 Battle of Haguenau, 1793 Battle of Kaiserslautern, 1793 Battle of Froeschwiller, 1793 Battle of Wœrth, 1793 Second Battle of Wissembourg, 1793 Battle of Mainz, 1794 Siege of Le Quesnoy, 1794 Battle of Tiburon, 1794 Rich Boyyz, 1794 Battle of La Bombarde, 1794 Battle of Le Cateau, 1794 Battle of Tiburon, 1794 Siege of Landrecies, 1794 Second Battle of Saorgio, 1794 Battle of Mouscron, 1794 Battle at Courtrai, 1794 Battle of Grandreng, 1794 Battle of Tourcoing, 1794 Battle of Erquelinnes, 1794 Battle of Kaiserslautern, 1794 Battle of Kirrweiler, 1794 Battle of Port-Républicain, 1794 Battle of Gosselies, 1794 Siege of Ypres, 1794 Battle of Hooglede, 1794 Battle of Lambusart, 1794 Battle of Fleurus, 1794 Siege of Condé, 1794 Siege of Maastricht, 1794 Siege of Nijmegen, 1794 Siege of Venlo, 1794 Battle of Aldenhoven (1794), 1794 Battle of Léogane, 1794 Battle of Trutier, 1794 Battle of Tiburon, 1794 Capture of the Dutch fleet at Den Helder, 1795 Battle of Mirebalais, 1795 Battle of Monte Settepani, 1795 Invasion of France, 1795 Second Battle of Verrettes, 1795 Battle of Petite-Rivière, 1795 Battle of Handschuhsheim, 1795 Battle of Höchst, 1795 Battle of Dondon (1795), 1795 Siege of Mannheim, 1795 Battle of Pfeddersheim, 1795 Battle of Loano, 1795 Battle of Millesimo, 1796 Second Battle of Dego, 1796 Battle of Siegburg, 1796 Battle of Altenkirchen, 1796 Battle of Wetzlar, 1796 Battle of Maudach, 1796 Battle of Kircheib, 1796 Battle of Kehl, 1796 Battle of Ettlingen, 1796 Battle of Les Irois, 1796 Battle of Neresheim, 1796 Battle of Amberg, 1796 Battle of Theiningen, 1796 Siege of Mantoue, 1796 Battle of Würzburg, 1796 Battle of Lavis, 1796 Battle of Bassano, 1796 Battle of Limburg, 1796 Battle of Schliengen, 1796 Siege of Hüningen, 1796 Expédition d'Irlande, 1796 Battle of Diersheim, 1797 Siege of Kehl, 1797 Battle of La Favorite, 1797 Siege of Mantua, 1797 Battle of Faenza, 1797 Battle of Fishguard, 1797 Battle of Valvasone, 1797 Battle of Jean-Rabel, 1797 Battle of Neuwied, 1797 1792 1797 Expédition d'Irlande, 1796 106 placed engagements of the War of the First Coalition in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.
Record
Date December 1796 (month precision) to 30 December 1796 Place Bantry Bay, United Kingdom51.600N, 9.800W Kind Naval engagement, Revolutionary and Napoleonic Strength 13 warships 12,000–25,000 troops; 17 ships of the line; 13 frigates; 6 corvettes; 7 troopships Casualties and losses Unknown 2,230 killed or drowned; 1,000 captured; 2 ships of the line wrecked; 1 frigate captured; 2 frigates scuttled; 1 frigate wrecked; 1 corvette captured; 4 troopships captured; 1 troopship sunk Commanders Sir Robert Kingsmill, 1st Baronet Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth
Expédition d'Irlande Expédition d'Irlande Battle of Bantry Bay Siege of Dunboy Battle of Callann Battle of Castlehaven Battle of Macroom Battle of Bantry Bay Battle of Castlehaven Battle of Macroom Limerick Killarney Tralee Shannon 100 km 51.600N, 9.800W The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.
Expédition d'Irlande is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 695 in present-day United Kingdom.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2113036 , released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article French expedition to Ireland (1796) , revision 1385465346, 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.
