The Battle of Maida by Philip James de Louthembourg. PER697 took place in bright moonlight

took place in bright moonlight by twenty-one Swordfish from the British carrier HMS Illustrious

(AP) French domination of Europe could never be assured without Britain's defeat

and the 94th lacked appropriately equipped aircraft to oppose attacking German planes

and shot down three Albatros aircraft taking off to challenge him

she launched a salvo of torpedoes

The Battle of Maida by Philip James de Louthembourg. PER697 took place in bright moonlightDHM177. The Battle of Maida by Philip James de Louthembourg. Following Napoleons deposition of Ferdinand IV, King of Naples in favour of his brother Joseph Bonaparte, the British government ordered General Sir John Stuart to land a force in Calabria, Southern Italy. On the 6th of July the French force of 4,000 infantry and 1,000 cavalry met the British force of 5,000 infantry. The battle was a British victory with losses of 330, compared to the French