The glorious first of June 1794
Lardas, Mark2019
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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 revitalising supply of food from its Caribbean colonies and the United States, the French government decided to organise 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 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.
Main title:
The glorious first of June 1794 / Mark Lardas ; illustrated by Edouard A. Groult.
Author:
Lardas, Mark, authorGroult, Edouard A., illustrator
Imprint:
Oxford : Osprey Publishing, 2019.
Collation:
96 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 25 cm.
Series title:
Campaign ; 340.
ISBN:
9781472834843 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
940.2745
Language:
English
BRN:
2518714
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