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Action of 30 May 1798

30 May 1798 – 31 May 1798 · 49.32° N, 0.11° W

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When
30 May 1798 – 31 May 1798
Kind
Battle
Coordinates
49.32° N, 0.11° W
Description
1798 minor naval engagement during the French Revolutionary Wars
Naval
yes

Action of 30 May 1798

1798 battle of the French Revolutionary Wars

The action of 30 May 1798 was a minor naval engagement between a small British squadron and a small French squadron off the coast of Normandy, France during the French Revolutionary Wars. A British blockading force, which had been conducting patrols in the region in the aftermath of the battle of St Marcou earlier in the month, encountered two French vessels attempting to sail unnoticed between Le Havre and Cherbourg…

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