The Naval Battle of Genoa was fought off the coast of Genoa, a port city in north-western Italy, between French warships under Rear Admiral Pierre Martin and British and Neapolitan warships under Vice Admiral Hotham. The naval battle ended in a British-Neapolitan victory over the French. The French ships Ça Ira and Censeur were captured by the British, the British ship Illustrious was badly damaged and destroyed after the battle.
On 8 March, news reached Hotham that the French fleet was at sea and heading to invade Corsica with 5,000 troops. He immediately put to sea to intercept them. Among his captains was Horatio Nelson, who was eagerly anticipating his first fleet action. The French were reluctant to engage, and the two fleets shadowed each other after the British came within sight on 12 March. But the following day, two of the French ships collided, leaving the 84-gun Ça Ira damaged and lagging behind the main force. Captain Thomas Fremantle, aboard the 36-gun HMS Inconstant seized the opportunity and opened fire. The Ça Ira returned fire, her massive superiority in firepower soon forcing Fremantle to fall back. As he did so, Nelson aboard HMS Agamemnon surged past. Nelson's ship carried fewer and lighter guns, and had some 344 men, compared to nearly 1,060 sailors and soldiers aboard the Ça Ira. Two other French ships, the Sans-Culotte and the Jean Bart were approaching. Nelson nevertheless took the Agamemnon in close and exchanged broadsides with the Ça Ira for two and a half hours, until the arrival of the two larger French ships forced Nelson to veer away, having inflicted heavy casualties and considerable damage. The two fleets then continued to shadow each other, before finally making contact again on 14 March.
Nelson joined the other British ships in attacking his previous quarry, the Ça Ira, now being towed by the Censeur. Heavily damaged, the two French ships were eventually forced to surrender, and Nelson took possession of the Censeur. The French fleet abandoned their plan to invade Corsica and returned to port.
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