French Revolutionary War (1793-1802)
- 1793 November 6 - French capture HMS Alexander (details)
- November 18 - Short, inconclusive British-French battle (details)
- 1794 January 22 and 25 - French attack British convoy (details)
- April 23 - British defeat French frigates (details)
- June 1 The Glorious First of June - British fleet defeats French fleet in North Atlantic but French grain convoy makes it through to Brest
- June 8 - French vs British near Jersey
- August 23 - British defeat French near Brest
- October 22 - French vs British near Mauritius
- 1795 March 13 and 14 - British under Hotham vs French under Martin (details)
- June 8 and 9 - British vs French near Belle Isle
- June 23 Groix - British under Hood defeat French under Villaret-Joyeuse off Groix, France
- July 13 - British vs French (details)
- October 7 - British vs French (details)
- 1797 February 14 Cape St Vincent - British under Jervis defeat Spanish near Gibraltar
- March 26 - Austrian vessels, supported by Venetian battleship, fight off small French attack (details)
- May 16 - Danish vessels get the better of Tripolitans near Tripoli, Libya (details)
- October 11 Camperdown (Kamperduin) - British fleet under Admiral Duncan defeats Dutch
- 1798 August 1–3 The Nile (Aboukir Bay) - British under Nelson defeat moored French fleet under Brueys in Egypt
- October 12 - British defeat French invasion force off western Ireland (details)
- October 28 - Minor British vs French
- 1799 September 3, 4, 5 and 10 - Minor light skirmishes between British and Spanish
- 1800 August 4 - French attack British convoy (details)
- 1801 April 5 Copenhagen - British under Nelson destroy moored Danish ships off København to prevent France taking them over
- July 6–12 Algeciras - French defeat initial British assault, British counter-attack and defeat Franco-Spanish force.
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