The Glorious First of June 1794
Mark Lardas
As 1794 opened, Revolutionary France stood on a knife's edge of
failure. Its army and navy had been shaken by the revolution, with
civil war and famine taking its toll on their resources. Seeking to
bring a revitalizing supply of food from its Caribbean colonies and
the United States, the French government decided to organize a
massive convoy to bring the New World's bounty to France. However,
in order to succeed in their mission, the French Navy would have to
make a deadly crossing over the North Atlantic, an ocean patrolled
by the Royal Navy, the most powerful navy force in the world, whose
sailors were eager to inflict a damaging defeat on Revolutionary
France and win their fortune in prize money.
Illustrated throughout with stunning full-colour artwork, this is
the full story of the only fleet action during the Age of Fighting
Sail fought in the open ocean, hundreds of miles from shore. Taking
place over the course of a month, the inevitable battle was to be a
close-run affair, with both sides claiming victory. To the French,
it was le Bataille du 13 prairial, a notable day in their new,
scientific Revolutionary calendar. For the British, it was the
Glorious First of June.
Paperback, 96 Seiten, durchgängig bebildert mit zeitgenössischen
Fotos, Farbillustrationen von Kampfsituationen, Karten und 3D
Operationsdiagrammen, engl. Text
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