-
Groix (French pronunciation: [ɡʁwa]; Breton: Enez Groe) is an
island and a
commune in the
Morbihan department of the
region of
Brittany in north-western...
- The
Battle of
Groix ([ɡʁwa], g'r-wah) took
place on 23 June 1795 off the
island of
Groix in the Bay of
Biscay during the War of the
First Coalition. It...
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fleet from
successfully retreating, with his last
battle being a
defeat off
Groix. He was
relieved when he
refused to
serve for the
disastrous Expédition...
- the
competitors onto the Bay of Biscay. The Tour de
Groix is a
small race
rounding the
island Groix a few
kilometres off the
coast of Lorient. Depending...
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Revolutionary Wars
where he
fought at the
Glorious First of June and the
Battle of
Groix, and the
Napoleonic Wars
where he
served in North-American waters. Byron...
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British Channel Fleet on 22 June and
defeated at the
ensuing Battle of
Groix,
losing three ships of the line.
Villaret was
criticised by contemporaries...
- "Qui a tué le Dr Jean
Groix et
pourquoi est-il mort ?" (in French).
Agence Bretagne Presse.
Retrieved 17
February 2018. "Jean
Groix,
cette autre victime...
- Kingdom of
Great Britain Kingdom of
Naples and
Sicily Defeat Battle of
Groix 23 June 1795
France None Great
Britain Defeat Battle of
Quiberon 23 June...
- Wales (R09) is the
second Queen Elizabeth-class
aircraft carrier. St.
Lucia 1778
Groix Island 1795
Dardanelles 1915
Bismarck 1941
Malta Convoys 1941
Prince of...
- Bay, 1672 Schooneveld, 1673 Texel, 1675 Barfleur, 1692 Chesapeake, 1781
Groix, 1795 Copenhagen, 1801 Marengo, 1806 Crimea, 1854−55 Dardanelles, 1915 Atlantic...
