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 .