Action of 27 May 1802
1802 naval battle between Portugal and the Regency of Algiers / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The action of 27 May 1802 was a single-ship action which took place in the Mediterranean Sea, when a 36-gun Portuguese frigate, commanded by the French capitão de mar e guerra João Luís de Seguin Deshon, was captured by a 44-gun Algerian frigate, commanded by the privateer Raïs Hamidou.
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Action of 27 May 1802 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Algiers | Portugal | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Raïs Hamidou | Luís Seguin Deshon † | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
1 frigate[1][2] 40–44[1][2] guns |
1 frigate 36[1][2]–44 guns 282–300[1] men | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown |
Some killed[1] All captured |
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