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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

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.