Action of 28 February 1799
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The action of 28 February 1799 was a minor naval engagement of the East Indies theatre of the French Revolutionary Wars, fought off the mouth of the Hooghly River in the Bay of Bengal between the Fren
Capture of La Forte, Feb 28th 1799 Thomas Whitcombe, 1816
Memorial to Cooke in Westminster Abbey
Battle of Mykonos
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The Battle of Mykonos was a minor naval engagement fought in the main harbour of the Cycladic island of Mykonos on 17 June 1794 during the War of the First Coalition. A Royal Navy squadron led by four
Action of 28 February 1799
…a single frigate to protect trade shipping in the region. This ship was the 40-gun HMS Sybille, a large, powerful ship captured from the French at the Battle of Mykonos in 1794. Weighing more than 1,000 tons bm and with a maindeck battery of 28 18-pounder long guns supplemented by six 9-pounder long guns and fourteen…
1795 painting of the battle
The Romney captures La Sybille 17 June 1794