Powley's Invasion of La Madelena

In early 17 93, the revolutionary government ordered powley to join the war effort. Powley's mission was to invade the island of sardinia, which is just south of corsica. The orders called for ten thousand men to strike at la madelna, an island in the straits between sardinia andcorsica. La madelena has a good natural harbor. It would be an obvious base for coalition naval operations in the mediterranean. But i think it was also intended as a bit of a loyalty test. Although, as we'll see, whether he obeyed the spirit of his orders, rather than just the letter, is very much open to debate