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The Glorious First of June 1794 : a naval battle and its aftermath / edited by Michael Duffy and Roger Morriss.

Contributor(s): Duffy, Michael, 1944- | Morriss, Roger | National Maritime Museum (Great Britain).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Exeter maritime studies: Publisher: Exeter, Devon : University of Exeter Press, 2001Description: [viii], 179 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0859896897.Subject(s): First of June, Battle of the, 1794 | Anglo-French War, 1793-1802 | Great Britain -- History, Naval -- 18th century | France -- History, Naval -- 18th centuryDDC classification: 940.2745
Contents:
Introduction: the Battle of the Glorious First of June 1794 -- The Prairial battles: the French viewpoint -- The Glorious First of June: the British strategic perspective -- The Glorious First of June: the British view of the actions of 28, 29 and 1 June 1974 -- The man who missed the grain convoy: Rear Admiral George Montagu and the arrival of Vanstabel's convoy from America in 1794 -- The convoy, the grain and their influence on the French Revolution -- The Glorious First of June: a battle of art and theatre -- The battle sanctified: some memorials and relics.
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The Glorious First of June 1794 was the first great naval engagement of the Great War with France (1793-1815). Participants on both sides considered it the hardest-fought battle between them in the eighteenth century and both sides felt they attained their objectives: the British captured or sank seven French battleships, the French saved their big grain convoy from America.In this book experts explore the naval campaign from both British and French perspectives, setting it in its wider context of the war strategy of the rival powers. The intensity of the encounter is demonstrated through the accounts of eyewitnesses, three of which are here published for the first time, and the impact of the battle on public imagination is traced through plays, prints and paintings, and through the artefacts and memorials by which it was commemorated. Considered to be the hardest-fought battle between France and Britain in the 18th century Includes the accounts of eye witnessses, some published for the first time Traces the impact of the battle on public imagination by discussing plays, print, paintings, artefacts and memorials.

Published in association with the National Maritime Museum.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: the Battle of the Glorious First of June 1794 -- The Prairial battles: the French viewpoint -- The Glorious First of June: the British strategic perspective -- The Glorious First of June: the British view of the actions of 28, 29 and 1 June 1974 -- The man who missed the grain convoy: Rear Admiral George Montagu and the arrival of Vanstabel's convoy from America in 1794 -- The convoy, the grain and their influence on the French Revolution -- The Glorious First of June: a battle of art and theatre -- The battle sanctified: some memorials and relics.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Introduction: The Battle of the Glorious First of June 1794
  • The Prairial Battles: The French Viewpoint
  • The Glorious First of June: The British Strategic Perspective
  • The Glorious First of June: The British View of the Actions of 28, 29 May and 1 June 1794
  • The Man Who Missed the Grain Convoy: Rear Admiral George Montagu and the Arrival and Vanstabel's Convoy from America in 1794
  • The Convoy, the Grain and Their Influence on the French Revolution
  • The Glorious First of June: A Battle of Art and Theatre
  • The Battle Sanctified: Some Memorials and Relics

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Michael Duffy is Head of History and Director of the Centre for Maritime Historical Studies at the University of Exeter and General Editor of Exeter Maritime Studies. He is the author of The Younger Pitt (Longman, 2000), and editor of Parameters of British Naval Power 1650-1850 (UEP, 1992) and The New Maritime History of Devon (Conway Maritime, 1992). Roger Morriss was a Curator at the National Maritime Museum, London until 1995. He is an Honorary Research Fellow in the University of Exeter Centre for Maritime Studies, and in the History Department, University College London.