On 28 February 1799, several allied ships bombarded Vido for four hours and suppressed all five shore batteries. Leander and Brune tried to intervene but were damaged and withdrew under Corfu's batteries. About 2,000 troops then landed and took the island after two hours of fighting. Vido's French garrison had grown to about 800 men, of whom about 200 were killed, 400 captured, and 150 swam back to Corfu. Russian losses were given as 31 killed and 100 wounded, with 180 Ottoman casualties. On 1 March, the captured batteries, reinforced with guns from the ships, opened fire on Corfu's forts while allied troops captured the outlying works. Ushakov planned an assault on the main forts for 2 March, but Chabot requested a pause and surrendered on 3 March. The French troops received passage to Toulon, and the allies took the remaining ships in the harbour.
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The assault on Vido forced Corfu's surrender
Naval bombardment and a 2,000-man landing captured Vido, allowing the allies to turn its guns against Corfu and force capitulation.