Capture of French warships in the harbour of Genoa

During the first year of the French Revolutionary Wars, British forces attacked French warships in the harbour of Genoa. The French sailors reportedly greeted the British arrival with derision until a boarding party clambered onto the frigate from Bedford's deck, meeting French resistance. As boat parties boarded the small French warships, one crew surrendered while the other resisted. Despite French resistance, the British captured all three vessels without suffering any casualties. British sources reported one French sailor killed and ten wounded; French sources claimed five killed and 30 wounded, or as many as 50 killed in the most extreme accounts.