Battle of Mahé
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The Battle of Mahé was a naval engagement of the East Indies theatre of the French Revolutionary Wars, fought on 19 August 1801 in the harbor of Mahé in the Seychelles, a French colony in the Indian Ocean. Since the demise of the French Indian Ocean squadron in 1799, the Royal Navy had maintained dominance in the East Indies, controlling the shipping routes along which trade flowed and allowing the rapid movement of military forces around the theatre. French First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte had long-harboured ambitions of threatening British India, and in 1798 had launched an invasion of Egypt as an initial step to achieving this goal. The campaign had failed, and the French army in Egypt was under severe pressure by early 1801, partly due to the presence of a British squadron acting with impunity in the Red Sea.
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 1801 | Battle of Mahé | France, Kingdom of Great Britain, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1981 | 1981 Seychelles coup d'état attempt | aircraft hijacking, attempted coup d'état | Wikidata |