 The squadron comprised , , "Piercer", , , and the gun-boats No.s 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 10.The two key positions were the French forts Napoleon and Phare.While the gunboats fired on Phare, the British landed a number of guns and established a battery of six 18-pounders, two 32-pounders, and two 6-pounders.