Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

Topic

Battle Of Cape Finisterre

Also searchable as Calder's action, Cape Finisterre 1805, Villeneuve at Finisterre.

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    18:58Fourth rates and Rodney's place in Hawke's factionChapter
  2. Admiral Rodney:The victor of Moonlight & Saintes
    24:25How Hawke brought his numerical advantage into actionNotable Point
  3. Building the Fleets of Trafalgar(1805)
    52:33Calder's departure narrowed Nelson's marginNotable Point
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    2:30:51French convoy losses before Hawke's October victoryNotable Point
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    2:32:39Hawke rewrites signals for aggressive commandNotable Point
  6. Blockading Brest: A Royal Navy Tradition
    2:35:32Fourteen British ships against eight powerful French escortsNotable Point
  7. Blockading Brest: A Royal Navy Tradition
    2:38:57Hawke’s general chase at Cape FinisterreChapter
  8. Blockading Brest: A Royal Navy Tradition
    2:46:59Training turns the chase into a victoryNotable Point
  9. Blockading Brest: A Royal Navy Tradition
    2:50:28Q&A: Targeting topmen and gunnery controlQ&A
  10. Blockading Brest: A Royal Navy Tradition
    2:50:55Battle damage delays the pursuit after Cape FinisterreNotable Point
  11. Blockading Brest: The Creation & Some Battles of the Western Squadron
    1:03:05Finisterre's convoy strategy: destroy the escort firstChapter
  12. Blockading Brest: The Creation & Some Battles of the Western Squadron
    1:07:40Finisterre: the convoy concealed the escort's weaknessNotable Point
  13. Blockading Brest: The Creation & Some Battles of the Western Squadron
    1:10:31Hawke rolled up the French rear with local superiorityChapter
  14. Blockading Brest: The Creation & Some Battles of the Western Squadron
    1:17:10Close engagement was enforced as a professional normNotable Point
  15. Blockading Brest: The Creation & Some Battles of the Western Squadron
    1:18:21Repairs and a warning carried Finisterre's effects to the CaribbeanNotable Point
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    2:54:22Rigid fighting instructions and the Western SquadronChapter
  17. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs ago After the Storm): Long Patrol
    24:01The return crossing, Ireland diversion, and Channel raceChapter
  18. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs ago After the Storm): Long Patrol
    49:40Nelson's strengths and amphibious limitationsNotable Point
  19. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs ago After the Storm): Long Patrol
    56:13Nelson's pursuit and Villeneuve's choicesChapter
  20. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs ago After the Storm): Long Patrol
    1:00:33HMS Malta at Cape FinisterreNotable Point
  21. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs ago After the Storm): Long Patrol
    1:02:20Concentrating British force after Cape FinisterreChapter
  22. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs ago After the Storm): Long Patrol
    1:26:02Leadership, risk, and the humanitarian aftermathNotable Point
  23. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    58:47Could Gravina have made the allied fleet harder to beat?Q&A
  24. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    1:14:19Did Calder already stop the invasion at Finisterre?Q&A
  25. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    2:06:25How close Nelson came to joining Calder at FinisterreNotable Point
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    45:17Trafalgar was one of several possible campaign battlesChapter
  27. Trafalgar Campaign (Long Patrol) p4: The Early Campaign
    38:23Nelson overtakes the combined fleet across the AtlanticNotable Point
  28. Trafalgar Campaign (Long Patrol) p4: The Early Campaign
    39:46Cape Finisterre and Malta's two prizesChapter
  29. Trafalgar Campaign (Long Patrol) p4: The Early Campaign
    42:01Why Calder did not renew the battleNotable Point
  30. Trafalgar Campaign (Long Patrol) p4: The Early Campaign
    42:57Allied ship-handling after Cape FinisterreNotable Point
  31. Trafalgar Campaign (Long Patrol) p2: French Fleet Commanders
    6:51Villeneuve's record and Napoleon's faith in luckChapter
  32. Trafalgar Campaign (Long Patrol) p2: French Fleet Commanders
    20:22Gravina, Finisterre, and the British comparisonNotable Point
  33. A Book or Two to Review (18): Battles and Honours of the Royal Navy
    15:34Calder's Cape Finisterre action and Admiralty judgmentNotable Point
  34. A Book or Two to Review (18): Battles and Honours of the Royal Navy
    17:08Calder, moving expectations, and battle luckNotable Point
  35. Admiral Robert Calder: Long Patrol
    39:26Cape Finisterre's success and missed renewalChapter
  36. Admiral Robert Calder: Long Patrol
    43:42Villeneuve declines his own renewed attackNotable Point
  37. Admiral Robert Calder: Long Patrol
    46:17Nelson's offer and Calder's Trafalgar absenceNotable Point
  38. Admiral Robert Calder: Long Patrol
    52:49Unused frigates undermine Calder's defenseNotable Point
  39. Admiral Robert Calder: Long Patrol
    56:08Finisterre and the 1805 victory standardNotable Point
  40. Admiral Robert Calder: Long Patrol
    58:06Court verdict and Plymouth shore commandNotable Point
  41. Admiral Robert Calder: Long Patrol
    59:28Finisterre's legacy against the Trafalgar standardNotable Point
  42. Thomas Whitcombe: Naval Paintings Long Patrol Episode 1
    18:52HMS Barfleur's British construction and long battle recordNotable Point