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French Revolutionary Wars: A naval engagement between French and British fleets off the coast of Sumatra ended inconclusively.
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French Revolutionary Wars
1792–1802 wars between the Republic and European monarchies
The French Revolutionary Wars were a series of sweeping military conflicts resulting from the French Revolution that lasted from 1792 until 1802. They pitted France against Great Britain, Austria, Prussia, Russia, and several other countries. The wars are divided into two…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Action of 9 September 1796
Anglo-French naval battle off of Sumatra
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…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Sumatra
Region and island in western Indonesia
Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the sixth-largest island in the world at 482,286.55 km2 (182,812 mi.2), including adjacent islands such as the Simeulue, Nias, Mentawai,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)