What the records say
- When
- 27 May 1802
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 38.00° N, 17.00° E
- Description
- 1802 naval battle between Portugal and the Regency of Algiers
- Naval
- yes
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Action of 8 May 1802
1802 naval battle between Portugal and the Regency of Algiers
The action of 8 May 1802 was a single-ship action which took place in the Mediterranean Sea, when a 36-gun Portuguese frigate, commanded by the French capitão de mar e guerra João Luís de Seguin Deshon, was captured by a 44-gun Algerian frigate, commanded by the privateer Raïs Hamidou.
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