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| rdfs:comment | - To prevent this ship challenging British dominance in the theatre, the Royal Navy ordered a ship of the line from the Mediterranean fleet to intercept and capture Rivoli on her maiden voyage. Captain John Talbot of HMS Victorious arrived off Venice in mid-February and blockaded the port. When Rivoli attempted to escape under cover of fog, Talbot chased her and forced her to surrender in a five-hour battle, Rivoli losing over half her crew wounded or dead.
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| Strength | - HMS Victorious, brig-sloop HMS Weazel
- Rivoli, brigs Mercure, Memeluck and Iéna, 2 gunboats
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| Casualties | - 27
- Over 400 casualties
- Rivoli captured,
- brig Mercure destroyed
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| Place | - Adriatic Sea, north of Venice near Pirano.
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| abstract | - To prevent this ship challenging British dominance in the theatre, the Royal Navy ordered a ship of the line from the Mediterranean fleet to intercept and capture Rivoli on her maiden voyage. Captain John Talbot of HMS Victorious arrived off Venice in mid-February and blockaded the port. When Rivoli attempted to escape under cover of fog, Talbot chased her and forced her to surrender in a five-hour battle, Rivoli losing over half her crew wounded or dead.
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