battle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Battle of Saldanha Bay
Battle of Saldanha Bay was a battle fought in 1796 at Saldanha Bay, in what is now South Africa. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Saldanha Bay. It was part of the Coalition Wars, which ran from 1792 to 1815. The recorded result: British victory. Recorded strength: 8 ships of the line; 1 frigate; 5 sloops against 3 ships of the line; 2 frigates; 3 sloops; 1 merchant ship.
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Where it sits in the Coalition Wars
Record
| Date | 1796 (year precision) | |
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| Place | Saldanha Bay, South Africa 33.035S, 18.010E | |
| Kind | Battle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic | |
| Strength | 8 ships of the line; 1 frigate; 5 sloops | 3 ships of the line; 2 frigates; 3 sloops; 1 merchant ship |
| Casualties and losses | None | 1,972 captured; 3 ships of the line captured; 2 frigates captured; 3 sloops captured; 1 merchant ship captured |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Saldanha Bay 1781, 5.9 km W
- Battle of Blaauwberg 1806, 91 km SE
- Battle of Salt River 1510, 108 km SE
- Sinking of the Flensborg 1629, 214 km S
- Battle of Sandfontein 1914, 485 km N
In the same war
- After: Battle of Biberach 2 October 1796
- All 4 engagements of Coalition Wars
Elsewhere in 1796
- Battle of Lodi Italy
- Battle of the Bridge of Arcole Italy
- Battle of Montenotte Italy
- Battle of Mondovì Italy
- Battle of Castiglione Italy
Battle of Saldanha Bay is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 92 in present-day South Africa.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1728621, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Capitulation of Saldanha Bay, revision 1372351586, 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.