"The Glorious First of June 1794 " Topic
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Tango01  | 01 Jun 2019 9:13 p.m. PST |
"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…."
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| 21eRegt | 02 Jun 2019 6:37 a.m. PST |
A naval victory for the British, a life-saver for the Revolution. |
| Tango01 | 02 Jun 2019 3:24 p.m. PST |
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is a big fan of the Age of Sail, and these ships really speak to him - he loves transitional eras, and the Anglo-Dutch Wars was one of those.
