Siege of Acre
With the French campaign in Egypt and Syria shifting its centre of gravity to the east, notably with the Siege of Acre, Rear-admiral Perrée was given command of a squadron of three frigates and two brigs, survivors of the Battle of the Nile, to ferry supplies and artillery for the Army in spite of the Ottoman and British blockades. The squadron comprised the frigates "Junon" (Commander Pourquier), "Courageuse" (Captain Trullet) and "Alceste" (Captain Barré), and the brigs "Salamine" (Lieutenant Landry) and "Alerte" (Demay). After they had arrived at Jaffa, the frigates unloaded their cargo, and furthermore shared their ammunition with the army, leaving the frigates with only 15 shots per gun; "Junon" also landed four of her 18-pounder long guns. The division then established a blockade to complete the Siege of Acre.