page_title: James Saumarez, 1st Baron de Saumarez
section_title: Battle of Algeciras and Gut of Gibraltar
hierarchical_section_title: James Saumarez, 1st Baron de Saumarez / Naval service / Battle of Algeciras and Gut of Gibraltar
caption_attribution_description: English: To Sir James Saumarez... This Plate representing the British Squadron... preparing to pursue the Combined Squadron of France &amp; Spain, on the Afternoon of the 12th of July 1801...is dedicated by...Edward Harding Hand-coloured aquatint showing Saumarez's squadron of five two-deckers and two frigates preparing to weigh from Gibraltar to re-engage the Franco-Spanish combined fleet of two of 112 guns, one of 94, three of 80, four of 74, plus frigates etc., 12 July 1801. PAH7992 Materialsː aquatint, coloured Measurementsː Sheet: 518 x 658 mm; Mount: 611 mm x 836 mm
context_page_description: Admiral James Saumarez, 1st Baron de Saumarez, GCB was an admiral of the British Royal Navy, notable for his victory at the Second Battle of Algeciras.
context_section_description: On his return from Egypt he received the command of HMS Caesar, of 80 guns, with orders to watch the French fleet off Brest during the winters of 1799 and 1800. In 1801, he was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral of the Blue, was created a baronet, and received the command of a small squadron which was to watch the movements of the Spanish fleet at Cadiz. Between 6 and 12 July, he performed an excellent piece of service, in which after a first repulse at Algeciras he routed a much superior combined force of French and Spanish ships at the Battle of the Gut of Gibraltar. For his services, Saumarez received the Order of the Bath and the Freedom of the City of London. In 1803, the United Kingdom Parliament bestowed upon him an annuity of £1200 a year (Annuity to Admiral Saumarez Act 1803).
  During the Peace of Amiens, 1802-3 Saumarez remained at home with his family in Guernsey, and when war broke out again he was given command of the naval forces defending the Channel Islands. He therefore was not present at the 1805 Battle of Trafalgar.
caption: James Saumarez's squadron preparing to pursue the combined Squadron of France & Spain, on the Afternoon of 12 July 1801
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