Battle

Battle of the Raz de Sein

21 Apr 1798 · 48.03° N, 4.77° W

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21 Apr 1798
Kind
Battle
Coordinates
48.03° N, 4.77° W
Description
1798 naval battle during French Revolutionary Wars
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Battle of the Raz de Sein

1798 battle of the French Revolutionary Wars

The Battle of the Raz de Sein was a single-ship naval engagement of the blockade of Brest during the French Revolutionary Wars between a French and Royal Navy ships of the line on 21 April 1798. The British blockade fleet under Admiral Lord Bridport had sailed from St Helens on 12 April and on the morning of 21 April was crossing the Iroise Passage when sails were spotted to the east.

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