What the records say
- When
- 28 Jan 1797
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 8.10° S, 114.42° E
- Description
- 1797 sea battle
- Naval
- yes
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Bali Strait incident
1797 battle of the East Indies theatre of the French Revolutionary Wars
The Bali Strait incident was an encounter between a squadron of six French Navy frigates and six East Indiamen of the British East India Company (EIC) in the Bali Strait on 28 January 1797. The incident took place amidst the East Indies campaign of the French Revolutionary Wars — repeated French attempts to disrupt the highly valuable British trade routes with British India and Qing Dynasty China.
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