Pierre van Stabel was given an award for sailing on after coming upon the wreckage of this battle,in which "Dismal Jimmy" cut between the Mucius and the Tourville.
Pierre van Stabel was given an award for sailing on after coming upon the wreckage of this battle,in which "Dismal Jimmy" cut between the Mucius and the Tourville. This was the next major navalbattle following Sidney Smith's wreaking havoc at the otherwise bungled Siege of Toulon, and it wasthe first deep sea deployment of the fleet which had been rebuilt after the Nootka crisis. Followingthis battle, an inquiry took place into why several captains disobeyed the order to direct raking fireat individual enemy ships that was issued by (*) Black Dick Howe. Villaret de Joyeuse lost this battle,which, despite taking place four hundred miles west of a Breton island, is also called the Third Battle ofUshant. For 10 points, identify this 1794 clash at which a revitalized British navy could not prevent ashipment of grain from reaching Brest but otherwise smashed a French fleet, leading to an enthusiasticname for the date on which it took place.
Pierre van Stabel was given an award for sailing on after coming upon the wreckage of this battle,in which "Dismal Jimmy" cut between the Mucius and the Tourville.
the Glorious First of June [or the Third Battle of Ushant until it is read; prompt on partial answer]