Mark Lardas: The Glorious First of June 1794

Cover: 9781472834843 | The Glorious First of June 1794 | Mark Lardas | Taschenbuch | Englisch

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Beschreibung

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.

Über den Autor

Mark Lardas, illustrated by Edouard A Groult

Zusammenfassung

The text is supported by full-colour plates, bird's eye views, and maps, allowing a deeper and more visual understanding of the battle as it played out.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Origins of the campaign
Chronology
Opposing commanders
Opposing armies
Orders of battle
Opposing plans
The campaign
Aftermath
The battlefields today

Further readingIndex

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2019
Genre:	Geschichte , Importe
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9781472834843
ISBN-10:	1472834844
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Lardas, Mark
Illustrator:	Groult, Edouard A
Hersteller:	Bloomsbury USA
Maße:	246 x 184 x 10 mm
Von/Mit:	Mark Lardas
Erscheinungsdatum:	29.10.2019
Gewicht:	0,32 kg

Artikel-ID: 115144836