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
1795 painting of the battle
The Romney captures La Sybille 17 June 1794
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
Battle of Mykonos
…Romney was too great for the smaller frigate and Rondeau surrendered. Sibylle was subsequently commissioned into the Royal Navy and participated in a celebrated battle in the Indian Ocean against the French frigate Forte in 1799. In August 1793, seven months after Britain's entry into the French Revolutionary Wars…
Capture of La Forte, Feb 28th 1799 Thomas Whitcombe, 1816
Memorial to Cooke in Westminster Abbey