User:Jackyd101/The Indian Ocean during the Napoleonic Wars
A new project to be researched and written either after on concurrently with my project on the Nile. This will seek to unite two of my earlier projects in one overarching narrative that addresses the various operations that took place to the east of Africa during the French Revolutionary Wars (1793-1802) and the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815).
Articles & Events (French Revolutionary Wars (1793-1802))
[edit]- An overarching article that contains sections on the political divisions within the IO, the vital importance of controlling the region and the factors that made confict there unique. There will then be a narrative history of the campaigns in the Indian Ocean and a conclusion.
- Blockade of Ile de France
- Invasion of the Cape of Good Hope (1795)
- Invasion of Trincomalee (1795) - see User:jackyd101/Invasion of Ceylon (1795) for draft
- Invasion of the Moluccas (1796)
Sercey's Squadron
- Macao Incident (1799) - Non-engagement off Macao on 21 January
- Action of 9 February 1799
- French frigate Prudente captured by HMS Daedalus.
- French frigate Forte captured by HMS Sibylle.
- Inconclusive engagement between French frigate Preneuse and HMS Jupiter.
- French frigate Preneuse captured by HMS Tremendous & HMS Adamant.
- French frigate Chiffone captured by HMS Sibylle.
Articles & Events (Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815))
[edit]- An overarching article that contains sections on the political divisions within the IO, the vital importance of controlling the region and the factors that made confict there unique. There will then be a narrative history of the campaigns in the Indian Ocean and a conclusion.
- Inconclusive engagement between French privateer frigate Psyche and HMS Wilhelmina.
- French frigate Psyche captured by HMS San Fiorenzo.
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- Dutch frigate Pallas captured by HMS Greyhound.
- Dutch frigate Maria Riggersbergen captured by HMS Caroline.
- Dutch frigate Phoenix destroyed in Batavia by British squadron.
- Two Dutch ships of the line destroyed in Griesse by British squadron.
- Operations from Ile de France
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- Inconclusive engagement between French frigate Semillante and HMS Phaeton.
- French frigate Piemontaise captured by HMS San Fiorenzo.
- Inconclusive engagement between French frigate Semillante and HMS Terpsichore.
- Disarmed French frigate Cannoniere captures HMS Laurel.