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Corfu
Battle Name : Corfu
Date(s) : 18 November 1798 - 02 March 1799
Part of : The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars , French War of the Second Coalition ,
Outcome : A victory for Russo-Turkish Forces over French Forces
Type of battle : Land, Seige
Summary
After a lengthy siege the French capitulated. Two warships were taken in the harbour one, the Leander [50] had been taken from the British by the French in 1798. The Tsar returned the vessel to Britain.
Location
A Greek island in the Ionian Sea just off the mainland on the Greco-Albanian border.
Casualty figures
French Forces
- Number engaged :
- 4,000
- Casualties :
- n/a
Russo-Turkish Forces
- Number engaged :
- n/a
- Casualties :
- n/a
