Expedition to Ostend
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Expedition to Ostend
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The British expedition to Ostend took place on 18 May 1798 during the French Revolutionary Wars. The expedition was intended to destroy the gun-boats harboured in Ostend, since they were destined to take part in the planned invasion of Britain. It also hoped to destroy the infrastructure of the port including the locks, basin-gates, and sluices of the Bruges–Ostend Canal. The expedition was a combined Royal Navy and British Army expedition under the command of Captain Home Popham (R.N.) and Majo
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