The Battle of Port Royal was one of the earliest amphibious operations of the American Civil War, in which a United States Navy fleet and United States Army expeditionary force captured Port Royal Sound, South Carolina, between Savannah, Georgia and Charleston, South Carolina, on November 7, 1861.The sound was guarded by two forts on opposite sides of the entrance, Fort …

The Battle of Grand Port was a naval battle between squadrons of frigates from the French Navy and the British Royal Navy.The battle was fought during 20–27 August 1810 over possession of the harbour of Grand Port on Isle de France (now Mauritius) during the Napoleonic Wars.The British squadron of four frigates sought to blockade the port to prevent its use by the French …