Action of 18 August 1798
The action of 18 August 1798 was a minor naval engagement of the French Revolutionary Wars, fought between the British fourth rate ship HMS Leander and the French ship of the line Généreux. Both ships had been engaged at the Battle of the Nile three weeks earlier, in which a British fleet under Rear-Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson had destroyed a French fleet at Aboukir Bay on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt. Généreux was one of only four French ships to survive the battle, while Leander had been detached from the British fleet by Nelson on 6 August. On board, Captain Edward Berry sailed as a passenger, charged with carrying despatches to the squadron under Earl St Vincent off Cadiz. On 18 August, while passing the western shore of Crete, Leander was intercepted and attacked by Généreux, which
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Action of 18 August 1798
The action of 18 August 1798 was a minor naval engagement of the French Revolutionary Wars, fought between the British fourth rate ship HMS Leander and the French ship of the line Généreux. Both ships had been engaged at the Battle of the Nile three weeks earlier, in which a British fleet under Rear-Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson had destroyed a French fleet at Aboukir Bay on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt. Généreux was one of only four French ships to survive the battle, while Leander had been detached from the British fleet by Nelson on 6 August. On board, Captain Edward Berry sailed as a passenger, charged with carrying despatches to the squadron under Earl St Vincent off Cadiz. On 18 August, while passing the western shore of Crete, Leander was intercepted and attacked by Généreux, which
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Het Incident van 18 augustus 1 ...... n het Beleg van Malta in 1800.
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Le combat du Généreux et du HM ...... de la HMS Bellona (74 canons).
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The action of 18 August 1798 w ...... sh squadron under Lord Nelson.
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288 killed and wounded
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1798-08-18
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French victory
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1 ship of the line
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A line drawing depicting a bad ...... through a thick bank of smoke.
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Louis Lejoille
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Thomas Thompson
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1798-08-18
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the French Revolutionary Wars
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Off Crete, Aegean Sea
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result
French victory
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Het Incident van 18 augustus 1 ...... , onderdeel van de Royal Navy.
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Le combat du Généreux et du HM ...... consécutives à cette bataille.
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The action of 18 August 1798 w ...... nd attacked by Généreux, which
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Action of 18 August 1798
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Combat du Généreux et du HMS Leander
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Incident van 18 augustus 1798
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Action of 18 August 1798
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