Episode 2 of 4
Sybille's pursuit and discovery of Forte
- When
- 19–28 February 1799
- Where
- Mouth of the Hooghly River, Bay of Bengal
Sailing from Madras on 19 February, Cooke used released prisoners' information to locate Forte at anchor off the Hooghly on 28 February.
To eliminate the raiding threat, Sybille was sent from Madras and sailed on 19 February with instructions to search for Forte. Acting on information from released prisoners, Cooke was sailing off Balasore when distant gunfire alerted him on the evening of 28 February. He found the French frigate at anchor in the sandbanks at the mouth of the Hooghly with two recently captured British merchant ships.
Sources
- Action of 28 February 1799 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-21
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