The Bali Strait Incident was an encounter between a squadron of six French Navy frigates and six British East India Company ( EIC ) East Indiamen in the Bali Strait on 28 January 1797 .

In 1796 , a large squadron of French frigates arrived in Arriving the Indian Ocean under the command of Contre-amiral Pierre César Charles de Sercey .

The French squadron comprised Containing six frigates engaged Hostile_encounter on a commerce raiding Attack operation Military_operation against British trade routes passing Motion_directional through captured Conquering parts of the Dutch East Indies , and posed Causation a considerable threat to the weakened British naval forces in the region .

although the british ships were substantially larger than any individual french vessel , the frigates were more numerous and more manoeuvrable .

On 9 September Sercey 's frigates formed Cause_to_amalgamate a line of battle , successfully engaging Hostile_encounter first `` Arrogant '' and then `` Victorious '' and inflicting Causation damage Damaging on each while preventing Preventing_or_letting them from supporting one another .

The French frigates , particularly `` Vertu '' and `` Seine '' , also suffered Damaging and by late morning both sides disengaged Escaping , the British retiring Process_end to Madras for repairs while Sercey anchored Placing at King 's Island in the Mergui Archipelago , eventually sheltering in Batavia .

The survivors of the French fleet were scattered Dispersal across the Mediterranean , several sheltering in neutral Italian harbours , including the frigates `` Modeste '' at Genoa and `` Impérieuse '' at Leghorn .

To eliminate Removing the threat these isolated frigates posed , Hood ordered Arranging a squadron under Rear-Admiral John Gell to investigate Research the harbour at Genoa .

The early months of the war , which had begun Process_start in February , had seen Perception_active a number of French frigates raiding Attack British merchant shipping in the Channel , and HMS `` Crescent '' under Captain James Saumarez was deployed Arranging to watch Perception_active the port of Cherbourg with the aim Aiming of disrupting Hindering the operations Military_operation of the French frigates `` Réunion '' and `` Sémillante '' that were based in the harbour .

The early months of the war , which had begun Process_start in February , had seen Perception_active a number of French frigates raiding Attack British merchant shipping in the Channel , and HMS `` Crescent '' under Captain James Saumarez was deployed Arranging to watch Perception_active the port of Cherbourg with the aim Aiming of disrupting Hindering the operations Military_operation of the French frigates `` Réunion '' and `` Sémillante '' that were based in the harbour .

The Action of 27 June 1798 was a minor naval engagement Hostile_encounter between British and French frigates in the Strait of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea .

The admiral sent Sending two reconnoitring frigates which surprised and caught two French and Spanish vessels in a night-time raid .

at 16:00 , with repairs Recovering on `` thames '' ongoing , a french squadron of three frigates and a brig , under captain zacharie allemand , arrived Arriving , firing Use_firearm on `` thames '' as they approached Arriving .

They then chased Self_motion her north into the Atlantic Ocean for two days until the frigates HMS `` Horatio '' and HMS `` Latona '' were able to bring Bringing her to action Response .

The Russian fleet of 10 battleships , 6 frigates and small craft sailed Self_motion from Sevastopol on 5 September under Fyodor Ushakov for Kherson to pick up some frigates .

The Russian fleet of 10 battleships , 6 frigates and small craft sailed Self_motion from Sevastopol on 5 September under Fyodor Ushakov for Kherson to pick up some frigates .

at 6 a.m. on 8 september it encountered Hostile_encounter the ottoman fleet of 14 battleships , 8 frigates and 23 small crafts at anchor near tendra .

This was completed Process_end by about 2 p.m.. Ushakov ordered Arranging 3 frigates to the off-battle side of the van to guard Defending against an Ottoman doubling Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale of the Russian line ( Ottoman ships of the period were usually coppered and therefore several knots faster than Russian ships Sending ) , leaving Departing 13 ships Sending of 710 guns in his line , opposed to 14 with 900 guns .

The Action of 13 September 1810 was an inconclusive frigate engagement Hostile_encounter during the Napoleonic Wars between British Royal Navy and French Navy frigates during which a British frigate was defeated Conquering by two French vessels near Isle de France ( now Mauritius ) , but British reinforcements were able to recapture Conquering the ship before the French could secure her .

although his crew fought hard , they were overwhelmed Destroying by the french frigates and forced Control to surrender , only for rowley to arrive in hms `` boadicea '' and drive Motion off the french warships , recapturing Control `` africaine '' .

The Action of 18 June 1793 was the first decisive and one of the most celebrated encounters Hostile_encounter between British and French frigates during the French Revolutionary Wars Hostile_encounter .

in response Response , the british frigates `` nymphe '' and hms `` venus '' had been ordered Request to intercept Preventing_or_letting and defeat Conquering the french frigates and on 27 may `` venus '' and `` UNK '' fought Hostile_encounter an inconclusive engagement Hostile_encounter off cape finisterre .

in response Response , the british frigates `` nymphe '' and hms `` venus '' had been ordered Request to intercept Preventing_or_letting and defeat Conquering the french frigates and on 27 may `` venus '' and `` UNK '' fought Hostile_encounter an inconclusive engagement Hostile_encounter off cape finisterre .

At 06:15 , with both crews cheering Body_movement loudly , the frigates exchanged Exchange broadsides , the action lasting Process_end 50 minutes .

The Haitian refused Agree_or_refuse_to_act , and the frigates exchanged Exchange shots at 06:30 .

To ensure Preventing_or_letting the safety of the merchant ships gathering Come_together at Macau in the winter of 1797–98 , the British commander in the East Indies , Rear-Admiral Peter Rainier , sent Sending a convoy to China escorted Patrolling by the frigates HMS `` Sybille '' and HMS `` Fox '' and commanded Control by Captain Edward Cooke .

The Action of 22 August 1795 was a minor naval engagement Hostile_encounter during the French Revolutionary Wars Hostile_encounter between a squadron of four British Royal Navy frigates and two frigates and a cutter from the Batavian Navy .

The Action of 22 August 1795 was a minor naval engagement Hostile_encounter during the French Revolutionary Wars Hostile_encounter between a squadron of four British Royal Navy frigates and two frigates and a cutter from the Batavian Navy .

A British squadron of four frigates under the command Control of Captain James Alms was patrolling Patrolling the entrance to the Skagerrak in August 1795 when three sails were spotted Know off the Norwegian coast to the north .

Closing to investigate Scrutiny , the ships were discovered Know to be a Batavian squadron of two frigates and a small cutter .

On 12 November , the squadron in Le Havre , consisting Cause_to_be_included of frigates `` Elisa '' and `` Amazone '' attempted to reach Arriving Cherbourg at night in order to united Collaboration the squadrons .

This squadron was spotted Know in the early hours of 13 November by the patrolling Patrolling British frigates HMS `` Diana '' and HMS `` Niobe '' , which gave Giving chase Self_motion .

For two days the British frigates kept watch Scrutiny , until two ships of the line from the blockade Besieging of Cherbourg , HMS `` Donegal '' and HMS `` Revenge '' , arrived Arriving .

None are recorded Recording as landing Arriving on target , but by morning both frigates had been forced Causation to change Change position , becoming Becoming grounded Connect on the shore .

In November 1810 squadrons were based Presence at Cherbourg , with two ships of the line and the newly built Building frigate `` Iphigénie '' , and Le Havre , with the frigates `` Elisa '' and `` Amazone '' , commanded Control by Captains Louis-Henri Fraycinet-Saulce and Bernard-Louis Rosseau respectively .

To blockade Besieging these squadrons , the Royal Navy 's Channel Fleet had assigned Request the ships of the line HMS `` Donegal '' under Captain Pulteney Malcolm and HMS `` Revenge '' under Captain Charles Paget to patrol Patrolling the entrance to Cherbourg , while frigates HMS `` Diana '' under Captain Charles Grant and HMS `` Niobe '' under Captain John Wentworth Loring kept watch Scrutiny on Le Havre .

The Action of 19 February 1801 was a minor naval battle Hostile_encounter fought Hostile_encounter off Ceuta in Spanish North Africa in February 1801 between frigates of the French and Royal Navies during the French Revolutionary Wars Hostile_encounter .

The engagement Hostile_encounter was the third successful French attack Attack on an Indian Ocean convoy Patrolling in just over a year , the French frigates being part of a squadron operating Being_in_operation from the Île de France under Commodore Jacques Hamelin .

Combined Cause_to_amalgamate with limited Limiting British resources in the region , this allowed Preventing_or_letting the French frigates significant freedom Releasing to attack Attack British interests across the Ocean .

The Action of 6 April 1809 was a small naval battle Hostile_encounter fought Hostile_encounter between the French frigate and several British frigates , principally , as part of the blockade of Brest , France during the Napoleonic Wars Hostile_encounter .

This force required Imposing_obligation reinforcement and supply Supply from France , and periodic attempts were made Action to reach Arriving the isolated convoy with new frigates , the first of which was `` Niémen '' .

However , in order to leave Departing her home port of Brest , it was necessary to avoid Preventing_or_letting contact Connect with the British frigates that constantly watched Perception_active the entrance to the harbour in search of enemy movement .

There the frigates had united Cause_to_amalgamate with the Spanish Manila squadron and sailed Self_motion to attack the British China convoy Patrolling gathering at Macau .

The French began Process_start the siege with 1,500 men in May 1801 , later reinforced Cause_change_of_strength to more than 5,000 , but could not make an impression on the fortress 's defences , instead seeking Motion to starve the defenders into submission with the support of a squadron of French Navy frigates operating off the coast .

The French subsequently lost Earnings_and_losses all of the frigates sent Sending to blockade the port to patrolling British warships in a series of one-sided engagements , giving the British local dominance that allowed Preventing_or_letting them to maintain Cause_to_make_progress the fortress .

The Action of 16 October 1799 was a minor naval engagement Hostile_encounter during the French Revolutionary Wars between a squadron of British Royal Navy frigates and two frigates of the Spanish Navy close to the Spanish naval port of Vigo in Galicia .

The Action of 16 October 1799 was a minor naval engagement Hostile_encounter during the French Revolutionary Wars between a squadron of British Royal Navy frigates and two frigates of the Spanish Navy close to the Spanish naval port of Vigo in Galicia .

Turning to flee Escaping from `` Naiad '' , the Spanish soon found Know themselves surrounded Surrounding as more British frigates closed in .

The British admiral in command of the eastern Indian Ocean , Rear-Admiral Sir Edward Pellew , led a force of four ships of the line , two frigates and brig to the capital of Java at Batavia ( later renamed Djakarta ) , in search of the squadron , which was reported Reporting to consist Cause_to_be_included of a number of Dutch ships of the line and several smaller vessels .

The raid was the third of series of actions intended to eliminate Removing the threat posed to British trade routes by the Dutch squadron : at the Action of 26 July 1806 and the Action of 18 October 1806 , British frigates sent Sending on reconnaissance missions to the region succeeded in attacking Attack and capturing Conquering two Dutch frigates and a number of other vessels .