Seeking to take advantage of the opportunity , Pyrrhus took Motion his army to Argos , being harried Damaging along the way by the Spartans .

Seeking to eliminate any threat to valuable British merchant convoys passing through the Malacca Straits , Rear-Admiral Sir Edward Pellew determined Deciding in early 1806 that the Dutch naval forces based at Java , which included several ships of the line and three frigates , had to be defeated to ensure British dominance in the region .