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Sighting Keith's fleet off Toulon
- When
- 17 June 1799
- Where
- Sixty miles off Toulon
Sixty miles from Toulon on 17 June 1799, Perrée's division spotted Lord Keith's 30-ship British fleet.
While returning toward Toulon from Syria, Perrée's division encountered a 30-ship fleet under Lord Keith sixty miles from Toulon on 17 June 1799. A task force of three 74-gun ships of the line and two frigates, under Captain John Markham aboard Centaur, separated from the main British body to give chase.
Sources
- Action of 18 June 1799 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-21
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