The French squadron had sailed Self_motion from Brest in search of an inward bound British convoy in October , but instead encountered Hostile_encounter the two British ships returning Self_motion from escorting an outward-bound convoy .

There had been no warning Warning of the French approach Self_motion as the British force assigned Choosing to watch Brest was absent at Plymouth due to the policy of operating a distant blockade Besieging .

The battle Hostile_encounter was a rare French victory , lying Placing between the significant British victories at the Glorious First of June and the Battle Hostile_encounter of Groix , in the Royal Navy campaign Military_operation against the French fleet at Brest .

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

`` Thétis '' had not even cleared Emptying the French coast when she was discovered Know by a patrolling British frigate of the inshore squadron , a unit tasked Confronting_problem with watching Scrutiny the entrance to the French Biscay ports , principally Brest , and intercepting Preventing_or_letting any ships seeking to enter Arriving or leave Departing the harbours .

The siege was fought Hostile_encounter between 1 October and 19 November 1594 and was conducted Action by English and French troops against a Spanish fort constructed Building on the Crozon Peninsula near Brest .

The Action of 6 April 1809 was a small naval battle Hostile_encounter fought Hostile_encounter between the French frigate and several British frigates , principally , as part of the blockade of Brest , France during the Napoleonic Wars Hostile_encounter .

However , in order to leave Departing her home port of Brest , it was necessary to avoid Preventing_or_letting contact Connect with the British frigates that constantly watched Perception_active the entrance to the harbour in search of enemy movement .

In support Supporting of this plan , the French squadron based at Rochefort put Motion to sea in July 1805 , initially with the intention that they would join Participation the Atlantic Fleet from Brest .

The last battle Hostile_encounter of the German battleship `` Bismarck '' took place Process_start in the Atlantic Ocean approximately west of Brest , France , on 26–27 May 1941 .

Her intention was to reach Arriving the port of Brest for repair .

One such attempt was made Action by the French frigate `` Topaze '' , despatched Sending from Brest to Cayenne with a large cargo of flour .

The Action of 10 April 1795 was a minor naval engagement Hostile_encounter during the French Revolutionary Wars in which a squadron of French Navy frigates was intercepted by a British battle squadron under Rear-Admiral John Colpoys which formed Cause_to_amalgamate part of the blockade of the French naval base of Brest in Brittany .

After refitting Process_start in Portsmouth , Colpoys ' ships returned Arriving to their station off Brest , the blockade remaining in place for the remainder of the year .

Barham had miscalculated Judgment_communication – the French Atlantic fleet , based Presence at Brest , had not been involved Participation in the Trafalgar campaign and was therefore at full strength .

Departing Departing from Brest on 13 December 1805 , it was 12 days before the Admiralty in London were aware of the French movements , by which time the French squadrons were deep in the Atlantic , one under Vice-Admiral Corentin-Urbain Leissègues intending to cruise Self_motion in the Caribbean and the other , under Contre-Admiral Jean-Baptiste Willaumez , sailing Self_motion for the South Atlantic .

The survivors gradually returned Arriving to Brest during the autumn , the last arriving Arriving in early 1807 .

The losses Earnings_and_losses suffered Bodily_harm by the Brest fleet weakened Cause_change_of_strength it so severely that it would not participate Participation in a major operation until 1809 , when an attempt to break out Process_start of Brest ended Process_end in defeat at the Battle of Basque Roads .

The losses Earnings_and_losses suffered Bodily_harm by the Brest fleet weakened Cause_change_of_strength it so severely that it would not participate Participation in a major operation until 1809 , when an attempt to break out Process_start of Brest ended Process_end in defeat at the Battle of Basque Roads .

The British squadron consisted of seven ships of the line accompanied by associated frigates , led Conquering by Rear-Admiral Sir John Borlase Warren , were tasked Request with hunting Military_operation down and destroying Destroying the French squadron of Contre-Admiral Jean-Baptiste Willaumez , which had departed Departing Brest for raiding Attack operations in the South Atlantic in December 1805 , at the start of the Atlantic campaign Military_operation of 1806 .