<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II" id="mwmw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="World War II">World War II</a>: The Royal Navy <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Mers-el-Kébir" id="mwnA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Attack on Mers-el-Kébir">attacks the French naval squadron</a> in Algeria, to ensure that it will not fall under German control. Of the four French battleships present, one is sunk, two are damaged, and one escapes back to France.