During the American Revolutionary War, in the Battle of Stonington, a British naval squadron burned and captured houses in the town of Stonington, Connecticut.

The Battle of Cape St. Vincent (January 16, 1780)

1780 · Off the coast of Algarve, Portugal

The Battle of Cape St. Vincent took place during the American Revolutionary War, resulting in a British victory over a Spanish fleet.

The Burning of Falmouth: October 18, 1775

1775 · Falmouth, United States

The Burning of Falmouth occurred during the American Revolutionary War, when British forces attacked and burned the town of Falmouth, Massachusetts (now Portland, Maine).

The Second Battle of Copenhagen: February 5, 1807

1807 · Copenhagen, Denmark

A British naval force began bombarding Copenhagen, leading to the Second Battle of Copenhagen.

HMS Daedalus Launched

1797 · Woolwich, England

The British warship HMS Daedalus, under the command of Captain Henry Lovely, was launched. The ship later saw service in the Napoleonic Wars and was eventually decommissioned and broken up in 1811.

Arrival of HMS Bellerophon at the Demerara River on May 17, 1814

1814 · Demerara River, Guyana

The Demerara River in Guyana sees the arrival of the HMS Bellerophon and its crew, marking an important logistical moment in the British West Indies campaign.

The Action of 18 June 1799

1799 · , Mauritius

The action of 18 June 1799 took place during the French Revolutionary Wars when British Navy frigate HMS Sybille captured French frigate Forte near the island of Mauritius.