The Battle of the Gulf of Roses, also known as the action of 14 February 1795, was a minor naval engagement of the French Revolutionary Wars.
It was fought in the Gulf of Roses between a ship of Juan de Lángara's fleet and a French squadron which consisted of a frigate and a corvette.
[2] Several days later on March 30, 1795, the 74-gun Spanish ship Montañés, which was escorting the captured Iphigenie, was attacked by a strong French squadron.
Consisting of eight ships of the line and two frigates, the French squadron initially flew the Spanish flag.
[3] However, due to its superior speed, the Montañés was able to reach the port of Sant Feliu de Guíxols.