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The Battle of Pulu Aor (1804)

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By Rupert Matthews
Published by Bretwalda Books
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Published: June 18, 2012
Words: 7,490 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781909099104


Short description

A key naval action that confirmed British control of the Indian Ocean and its rich trade at a crucial point in the Napoleonic Wars.

Extended description

A key naval action that confirmed British control of the Indian Ocean and its rich trade at a crucial point in the Napoleonic Wars.

The battle of Pulo Aor is today rather overshadowed by the contemporary victories of Nelson in European waters, but in its day it was every bit as famous as Trafalgar, Aboukir and The Saints.

In 1803 French Emperor Napoleon sent Admiral Charles-Alexander Linois with a powerful fleet of warships to the Indian Ocean to disrupt the rich Eastern trade on which Britain relied to finance its war effort against France. After preliminary skirmishing and manoeuvres, Linois closed with the main British merchant convoy of the winter off the island of Pulo Aor.

The British commander, Commodore Nathaniel Dance knew he was heavily outnumbered, but he gambled on Linois’s caution and an bold display of aggression to make up for his lack of numbers. In the battle that followed the French ships were driven off as much by clever use of the wind and swift manoeuvrin.. (Read more)

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nelson, napoleonic wars, royal navy, east india company, napoleon, naval warfare, french navy

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