Outnumbered , Cotes surrendered Surrendering his ship to Allemand , who commended Judgment_communication Cotes on his resistance Defending to the far larger `` Uranie '' .

The French brought Bringing `` Thames '' into Brest , where sailors from Allemand 's squadron looted Robbery the frigate .

Allemand 's expedition Attack of 1805 , often referred to as the Escadre invisible ( invisible squadron ) in French sources , was an important French naval expedition Attack during the Napoleonic Wars Hostile_encounter , which formed Coming_to_be a major diversion to the ongoing Trafalgar Campaign Military_operation in the Atlantic Ocean .

When this fleet failed to put Motion to sea , the Rochefort squadron , under Contre-Admiral Zacharie Allemand , went on an extended Expansion raiding cruise Attack across the Atlantic , both to intercept Attack British trade left Departing lightly defended Defending by the concentration of British forces Causation in European waters and with the intention of eventually combining Creating with the French Mediterranean Fleet then blockaded Besieging in Spanish harbours .

On 25 September , Allemand achieved Achieve a major success when his squadron , while waiting Motion for a convoy from the Leeward Islands , encountered Hostile_encounter a seven-ship convoy Patrolling from the island of Saint Helena .

After the battle Hostile_encounter , Allemand was forced Motion to conduct repairs Recovering at Tenerife , sailing Motion again on 17 October , four days before the French Mediterranean Fleet was destroyed Destroying at the Battle of Trafalgar .

With the planned Arranging invasion impossible , Allemand began Process_start commerce raiding Attack in the Eastern Atlantic , capturing Conquering 43 merchant ships during his cruise and successfully disrupting Hindering the British blockade Besieging of Cadiz .

Allemand returned Arriving to Rochefort on 23 December , having not lost Earnings_and_losses a single ship during the expedition Attack .