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On 22-June at 47º 4'N 4º 16' W14 British ships-of-he-line sighted 9 French ships-of-the-line at 0630hrs. The French immediately set course for Lorient chased by the British.

The next morning off Isle de Groix, the British and French Fleets had scattered but the  British had closed with the French rearmost ship and opened fire at 0600hrs. By 0837hrs three French ships had been taken and the remainder were able to make the entrance to the Lorient.

Of the ships were able to engage:
Irresistible lost 3 killed and 11 wounded,
Orion lost 6 killed and 18 wounded,
Queen Charlotte lost 4 killed and 32 wounded,
Sans Pareil lost 10 killed and 2 wounded,
Colossus lost 5 killed and 30 wounded,
Russell lost 3 killed and 10 wounded,
London 3 wounded,
Royal George 7 wounded,

Total 31 killed and 113 wounded.

The French lost:
Tigre - 130 killed and wounded out of 726 aboard,
Alexandre - 220 killed and wounded out of 666 aboard,
Formidable - 320 killed and wounded out of 717 aboard.

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