Action of 21 April 1806: A French frigate escapes British forces off the coast of South Africa.

Action of 21 April 1806

1806 battle of the Napoleonic Wars

The action of 21 April 1806 was a minor engagement between the French and British navies off the Cape Colony during the Napoleonic Wars. The Isle Bonaparte and Isle de France were two French colonies in the Indian Ocean, from which privateers and frigate squadrons could engage…