Part of the French Revolutionary Wars in the wake of the Mediterranean campaign of 1798
Date
18 June 1799
Location
Off Toulon
Result
British victory
Belligerents
France
Great Britain
Commanders and leaders
Contre-Admiral Jean-Baptiste Perrée
Lord Keith
John Markham
Strength
Three frigates and two brigs
Junon
Courageuse
Alceste
Salamine
Alerte
Three ships of the line and two frigates
HMS Centaur
HMS Bellona
HMS Captain
HMS Emerald
HMS Santa Teresa[1]
Casualties and losses
All ships captured
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Mediterranean campaign of 1798
1st Malta
27 June 1798
15 July 1798
Nile
18 August 1798
Menorca
2nd Malta
Ionian Islands
Nicopolis
Corfu
18 June 1799
Malta Convoy
31 March 1800
The action of 18 June 1799 was a naval engagement of the French Revolutionary Wars fought off Toulon in the wake of the Mediterranean campaign of 1798. A frigate squadron under Rear-admiral 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. When the British ships overhauled them, the French frigates and brigs had no choice but to surrender, given their opponents' overwhelming strength.
^James (vol. 2 p. 262 Archived 4 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine)
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