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Childers Incident

2 Jan 1793 · 48.32° N, 4.60° W

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When
2 Jan 1793
Kind
Battle
Coordinates
48.32° N, 4.60° W
Description
opening shots between British and French forces during the French Revolutionary Wars

Childers Incident

Opening shots between British and French forces during the French Revolutionary Wars

The Childers Incident of 2 January 1793 marked the opening shots between British and French forces during the French Revolutionary Wars, the first phase of a 23-year-long war between the two countries. Following the French Revolution of 1789, diplomatic relations between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the French Republic had steadily deteriorated and France was in political and social turmoil.

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