The Order of battle of the Croisière du Grand Hiver lists the French forces involved in the Campaign of the Great Winter 24 December 1794 – 3 February 1795, during the French Revolutionary Wars.
First squadron, Villaret-Joyeuse | ||||||||||
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width=9%; align= center rowspan=1 | Division | width=15%; align= center rowspan=1 | Ship | width=5%; align= center rowspan=1 | Guns | width=25%; align= center rowspan=1 | Commander | width=46%; align= center rowspan=1 | Notes | |
- valign="center" | align= left; rowspan="3" | First division | align= left | Tourville | align= center | 74 | align= left | Henry | align= left | |
- valign="top" | align= left | Montagne | align= center | 120 | align= left | Captain Vignot Vice-amiral Villaret-Joyeuse | align= left | |||
align= left | Marat | align= center | 74 | align= left | Captain Le Francq | align= left | ||||
align= left; rowspan="2" | Second division | align= left | Gasparin | align= center | 74 | align= left | L'Hermitte | align= left | ||
align= left | Révolution | align= center | 74 | align= left | Lalande | align= left | ||||
align= left; rowspan="3" | Third division | align= left | Superbe | align= center | 74 | align= left | Colomb | align= left | Lost on 30 January, 21 men lost | |
- valign="top" | align= left | Neuf Thermidor | align= center | 80 | align= left | Doré | align= left | Lost on 29 January | ||
- valign="top" | align= left | Alexandre | align= center | 74 | align= left | Guillemet | align= left | |||
Second squadron, Bouvet | ||||||||||
width=9%; align= center rowspan=1 | Division | width=15%; align= center rowspan=1 | Ship | width=5%; align= center rowspan=1 | Guns | width=25%; align= center rowspan=1 | Commander | width=46%; align= center rowspan=1 | Notes | |
align= left; rowspan="3" | Fourth division | align= left | Jemmappes | align= center | 74 | align= left | Lafond Contre-amiral Renaudin | align= left | ||
align= left | Majestueux | align= center | 110 | align= left | Le Beau | align= left | Contre-amiral (rear-Admiral) | |||
align= left | Aquilon | align= center | 74 | align= left | La Terre | align= left | ||||
align= left; rowspan="3" | Fifth division | align= left | Montagnard | align= center | 74 | align= left | Richery | align= left | ||
align= left | Scipion | align= center | 74 | align= left | Huguet | align= left | Lost on 30 January | |||
align= left | Trente-et-un-Mai | align= center | 74 | align= left | Ganteaume | align= left | ||||
align= left; rowspan="2" | Sixth division | align= left | Patriote | align= center | 74 | align= left | Le Tendre | align= left | ||
align= left | Entreprenant | align= center | 74 | align= left | Dufay | align= left | ||||
Third squadron, Nielly | ||||||||||
width=9%; align= center rowspan=1 | Division | width=15%; align= center rowspan=1 | Ship | width=5%; align= center rowspan=1 | Guns | width=25%; align= center rowspan=1 | Commander | width=46%; align= center rowspan=1 | Notes | |
align= left; rowspan="3" | Seventh division | align= left | Convention | align= center | 74 | align= left | Terrasson | align= left | Lost her rudder on 30 January, towed back to Lorient | |
align= left | Terrible | align= center | 110 | align= left | Captain Bedout Contre-admiral Nielly | align= left | ||||
align= left | Pelletier | align= center | 74 | align= left | Raillard | align= left | ||||
align= left; rowspan="2" | Eighth division | align= left | Révolutionnaire | align= center | 110 | align= left | Le Gouardin | align= left | Returned in a battered state. Deemed irreparable and broken up. | |
align= left | Nestor | align= center | 74 | align= left | Monnier | align= left | Damaged, back to harbour on 31 December. | |||
align= left; rowspan="3" | Ninth division | align= left | Trajan | align= center | 74 | align= left | Leroy | align= left | ||
align= left | Indomptable | align= center | 74 | align= left | Le Mesle | align= left | ||||
align= left | Tyrannicide | align= center | 74 | align= left | Alain-Joseph Dordelin | align= left | ||||
Light squadron, Van Stabel | ||||||||||
width=9%; align= center rowspan=1 | Division | width=15%; align= center rowspan=1 | Ship | width=5%; align= center rowspan=1 | Guns | width=25%; align= center rowspan=1 | Commander | width=46%; align= center rowspan=1 | Notes | |
align= left; rowspan="5" | First division | align= left | Éole | align= center | 74 | align= left | Trinquelléon | align= left | ||
align= left | Jean Bart | align= center | 74 | align= left | Pittet | align= left | ||||
align= left | Audacieux | align= center | 74 | align= left | Philastre | align= left | ||||
align= left | Tigre | align= center | 74 | align= left | Matagne Contre-amiral Van Stabel | align= left | ||||
align= left | Fougueux | align= center | 74 | align= left | La Brière | align= left | ||||
align= left; rowspan="4" | Second division | align= left | Zélé | align= center | 74 | align= left | Porlodec | align= left | ||
align= left | Mucius | align= center | 74 | align= left | Larreguy | align= left | ||||
align= left | Téméraire | align= center | 74 | align= left | Morel | align= left | Damaged, back to Saint-Malo on 31 December. Deemed irreparable and broken up. | |||
align= left | Droits de l'Homme | align= center | 74 | align= left | Cornic | align= left | ||||
Ships that failed to depart | ||||||||||
align= left | align= left | Républicain | align= center | 110 | align= left | Longer | align= left | Wrecked on Mingant rock. 10 men lost. | ||
align= left | align= left | Redoutable | align= center | 74 | align= left | Montcousu | align= left | Damaged while departing, had to cancel. | ||
align= left | align= left | Neptune | align= center | 74 | align= left | Tiphaigne | align= left | Delayed by damage to her capstan, later ran aground off Perros Guirrec. 50 men lost. | ||
Frigates and smaller ships | ||||||||||
align= left | align= left | Vertu | align= left | align= center | Lieutenant Montagniès | align= left | ||||
align= left | align= left | Courageuse | align= left | 44 | align= center | Captain Dalbarade[1] | align= left | |||
align= left | align= left | Méduse | align= left | 26 | align= center | align= left | ||||
align= left | align= left | Virginie | align= left | 44 | align= center | Jacques Bergeret | align= left | |||
align= left | align= left | Surveillante | align= left | 32 | align= center | align= left | ||||
align= left | align= left | Insurgente | align= left | align= center | align= left | |||||
align= left | align= left | Railleuse | align= left | 32 | align= center | align= left | ||||
align= left | align= left | Précieuse | align= left | align= center | align= left | |||||
align= left | align= left | Fraternité | align= left | 32 | align= center | align= left | ||||
align= left | align= left | Embuscade | align= left | 32 | align= center | align= left | ||||
align= left | align= left | Tamise | align= left | 32 | align= center | Fradin | align= left | |||
align= left | align= left | Charente | align= left | 36 | align= center | align= left | ||||
align= left | align= left | Républicaine | align= left | 32 | align= center | François Pitot | align= left | |||
align= left | align= left | Berceau | align= left | 22 | align= center | align= left | ||||
align= left | align= left | Bayonnaise | align= left | 24 | align= center | align= left | ||||
align= left | align= left | Légère | align= left | 22 | align= center | Carpentier, fils. | align= left | |||
align= left | align= left | align= left | 20 | align= center | Lieutenant Tanays | align= left | ||||
align= left | align= left | Espion | align= left | 16 | align= center | align= left | ||||
align= left | align= left | Bergère | align= left | 16 | align= center | align= left | ||||
align= left | align= left | Impatiente | align= left | align= center | align= left | |||||
align= left | align= left | Atalante | align= left | 16 | align= center | align= left | ||||
align= left | align= left | Papillon | align= left | 12 | align= center | align= left | ||||
align= left | align= left | Bonnet Rouge | align= left | align= center | align= left | |||||
Total casualties: 81 men | ||||||||||
Source: Histoire des marins français 1789-1815, CA (2eS) Hubert Granier, p.94 Batailles navales de la France, Onésime-Joachim Troude, Challamel ainé, 1867, vol.2, p. 404 | ||||||||||
. Onésime-Joachim Troude. 1867. Challamel ainé. Batailles navales de la France. French. 2.