Action of 9 September 1796
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title:
Action of 9 September 1796
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The action of 9 September 1796 was an inconclusive minor naval engagement between small French Navy and British Royal Navy squadrons off northwestern Sumatra, near Banda Aceh, during the French Revolutionary Wars. The French squadron comprised six frigates engaged in commerce raiding against British trade routes passing through captured parts of the Dutch East Indies, and posed a considerable threat to the weakened British naval forces in the region. The British force consisted of two 74-gun shi
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Anglo-French naval battle off of Sumatra
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_of_9_September_1796
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2015-05-12T22:05:37Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T13:16:32Z
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