What the records say
- When
- 8 Sep 1796 – 9 Sep 1796
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 5.55° N, 95.85° E
- Description
- Minor naval engagement during the French Revolutionary Wars
- Naval
- yes
Action of 9 September 1796
Anglo-French naval battle off of Sumatra
The action of 9 September 1796 was an inconclusive minor naval engagement between small French Navy and British Royal Navy squadrons off northwestern Sumatra, near Banda Aceh, during the French Revolutionary Wars.
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