Was die Aufzeichnungen sagen
- Wann
- 8. Juni 1779
- Art
- Schlacht
- Koordinaten
- 13.32° N, 43.25° E
- Description
- 1779 naval battle
- Naval
- ja
Im Gebiet platziert, nicht an einem genauen Ort.
Battle of Moca (1779)
1779 naval battle
The Battle of Moca (1779) was a naval action on 8 June 1779 between the Portuguese corvette Nossa Senhora das Angústias e Almas, commanded by João Manuel de Azevedo e Brito, and the British corvette Morning Star, commanded by Captain Owart, off the port of Mokha, Yemen, in the Red Sea. The Portuguese ship was escorting the French ambassador M. de S. Lubin to Suez and resisted British attempts to seize him.
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