What the records say
- When
- 27 Jun 1798
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 37.20° N, 11.20° E
- Description
- 1798 minor naval engagement during the French Revolutionary Wars
- Naval
- yes
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Action of 27 June 1798
Action of the Mediterranean campaign of 1798
The action of 27 June 1798 was a single-ship action fought between the British and French navies in the Strait of Sicily as part of the Mediterranean campaign of 1798. On 19 May 1798, a French fleet left Toulon to invade Egypt.
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