What the records say
- When
- 19 Aug 1801
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 4.68° S, 55.48° E
- Description
- 1801 minor naval engagement of the last year of the French Revolutionary Wars
- Naval
- yes
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Mahé
1801 battle of the East Indies theatre of the French Revolutionary Wars
The Battle of Mahé was a naval engagement of the East Indies theatre of the French Revolutionary Wars, fought on 19 August 1801 in the harbor of Mahé in the Seychelles, a French colony in the Indian Ocean. Since the demise of the French Indian Ocean squadron in 1799, the Royal Navy had maintained dominance in the East Indies, controlling the shipping routes along which trade flowed and allowing the rapid movement of…
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