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Name: British Invasion of Corsica

Type: Event

Start: 1793 AD

End: 1794 AD

Parent: War of the First Coalition

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British forces invaded and succesfully occupied Corsica during the War of the First Coalition.

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  • February 1793: The French forces, led by General Napoleon Bonaparte, withdrew from San Fiorenzo in 1793 after facing military occupation by Great Britain. This event marked a strategic victory for the British forces in the Mediterranean region during the French Revolutionary Wars.
  • August 1794: In 1794, during the Anglo-Corsican Kingdom, negotiations between British commander Stuart and French commander RaphaĆ«l de Casabianca in Calvi, Corsica, resulted in a truce and eventual capitulation on August 10th.
  • May 1794: In 1794, during the French Revolutionary Wars, the city of Bastia in Corsica surrendered to British Admiral Samuel Hood offshore. This marked the beginning of Great Britain's military occupation of the territory, which lasted until 1796.

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