Failed French Resupply Efforts
- When
- February–March 1800
- Where
- waters off Malta
- Part of
- Siege of Malta (1798–1800)
French convoys in February 1800 and the Guillaume Tell the following month were intercepted by British squadrons.
In February 1800 a significant convoy under Contre-Admiral Jean-Baptiste Perrée sailed from Toulon to resupply the garrison, but Rear-Admiral Lord Nelson's blockade squadron intercepted it within sight of the starving troops. The following month the ship of the line Guillaume Tell left Valletta laden with soldiers, was intercepted, and after a hard-fought battle surrendered to a larger British squadron. These defeats made the French position untenable and surrender inevitable.
Sources
- Siege of Malta (1798–1800) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22
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