Charles Stuart
- Events
- 1
- Episodes
- 3
- Years
- 1794
Every event in Historedia whose sources name Charles Stuart, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.
Events and episodes
Siege of Calvi
1794Role: British general commanding the land forces
- British investment and capture of Calvi
After taking San Fiorenzo and besieging Bastia, Stuart's force besieged Calvi, the last French-held fortress, capturing it before malaria and dysentery forced an urgent end.
- Corsica becomes a British colony
With the conclusion of the siege, Corsica became a British colony and remained a British base of operations for two years, under arrangements negotiated with the Corsican leadership.
- Nelson loses the sight of his right eye
Nelson was severely injured by flying stone splinters during French counter-battery fire on 12 July 1794, eventually losing the sight in his right eye.
- British investment and capture of Calvi
Sources
- Siege of Calvi Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22