Action of 18 June 1799

Quand

18 juin 1799

Type

Bataille

Coordonnées

18.19° N, 65.79° W

Description

1799 naval engagement of the French Revolutionary Wars

Naval

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Placé à : town its title names, Junio.

1799 battle of the War of the Second Coalition

The action of 18 June 1799 was a naval engagement of the War of the Second Coalition fought off Toulon in the wake of the Mediterranean campaign of 1798. A frigate squadron under Counter-admiral Jean-Baptiste Perrée, returning to Toulon from Syria, met a 30-ship British fleet under Lord Keith. Three ships of the line and two frigates detached from the British squadron, and a 28-hour running battle ensued.

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