Action of 22 January 1809 Action of 22 January 1809 The Action of 22 January 1809 was a minor naval engagement fought off the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe during the Napoleonic Wars. The action was fought as part of the blockade of Guadeloupe and neighbouring Martinique by a large British Royal Navy squadron, which was seeking to cut the islands off from contact and supplies from France by preventing the passage of shipping from Europe to the islands. The British blockade was part of their preparation for planned invasions during the next year. The French made numerous efforts to supply their colonies during this period,
Action of 8 January 1916 Action of 8 January 1916 The Action of 8 January 1916 was a naval encounter between the Russian dreadnought "Imperatritsa Ekaterina Velikaya" and the Ottoman battlecruiser "Yavuz Sultan Selim" in the Black Sea. After a brief exchange of fire the Ottomans withdrew. On 8 January 1916, "Yavuz Sultan Selim" was scheduled to arrive off of Zonguldak to cover the entrance of the empty 4,400 ton collier "Carmen". Early that morning the collier was intercepted by the Russian destroyers "Pronzitelnyi" and "Leitenant Shestakov" off of Kirpen island and sunk. As she was returning to the Bosporus, "Yavuz" spotted the two destroyers