What the records say
- When
- 1 Jun 1794
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 47.40° N, 17.45° W
- Description
- 1794 naval battle of the French Revolutionary Wars
- Naval
- yes
Glorious First of June
Battle of the Atlantic campaign of 1794
The Glorious First of June, also known as the Third Battle of Ushant and the Fourth Battle of Ushant, was a fleet action fought on 1 June 1794 between the British and French navies during the War of the First Coalition. It was the first and largest fleet action of the French Revolutionary Wars.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The Glorious First of June (Battle of Ushant): The British win a crushing tactical victory over the French fleet”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Am „Glorreichen 1. Juni“ bringen die Briten in der Seeschlacht am 13. Prairial der französischen Revolutionsflotte eine Niederlage rund 400 Seemeilen vor…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “bataille du 13 prairial an II au large d'Ouessant”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “морской бой Славное первое июня”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page