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Glorious First of June Archive
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06.01.1794 The Glorious First of June Gallery
The Glorious First of June was the first major fleet battle of the French Revolutionary War, 1793-1801. The French admiral, Rear-Admiral Louis-Thomas Villaret-Joyeuse, had sailed from Brest to intercept a valuable grain fleet from America, vitally needed in famine-stricken France. The English commander-in-chief, Lord Howe, sailed with the Channel Fleet in his flagship the HMS [...] -
A Foremast Jack’s Account of the Glorious First of June
The “Glorious First of June” was a naval battle that took place on June 1st, 1794. It was a major victory of the British forces over those of the French, perhaps the first major naval victory of that conflict. An Eyewitness Account of the Glorious First of June: A Letter from H.M.S.Queen Edited by Keith [...]