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the objective of the raid Attack was to free french resistance and political prisoners .

although the british ships were substantially larger than any individual french vessel , the frigates were more numerous and more manoeuvrable .

france signed Sign_agreement the unk agreement and promised Commitment the realization of an armenian state in the mediterranean region in exchange Exchange to the french armenian legion .

the action of 20 october 1793 was a minor naval engagement Hostile_encounter of the french revolutionary wars Military_operation fought Hostile_encounter off cape barfleur on the french coast of the english channel .

on 20 october , saumarez was waiting Motion off cape barfleur for french movement when his lookout sighted Know `` UNK '' and the cutter `` UNK '' approaching Arriving from open water .

as compensation for their ally 's losses Earnings_and_losses , the french ceded Surrendering louisiana to spain by the treaty of fontainebleau ( 1762 ) .

over the next few days the system started Process_start to weaken Cause_change_of_strength as it passed Motion_directional through the french polynesian society islands , and became Becoming the first major tropical cyclone to affect Influence french polynesia since 1983 .

at 0900 on 16 august , they engaged Participation the french army near unk , east of unk .

a british ship of the line , hms `` swiftsure '' under captain benjamin hallowell was passing Motion_directional westwards through the southern mediterranean near cape derna when it encountered Hostile_encounter a much larger french squadron under contre-amiral UNK ganteaume that was also returning Arriving westwards after a failed attempt to reinforce the besieged Besieging french garrison in egypt .

although hallowell immediately recognised Know the danger his vessel was in and turned Change to flee Escaping , the french ships were much faster and soon closed Self_motion with his ship .

at 14:00 , three french vessels were within long gunshot Attack and hallowell decided Deciding that his only hope of escape Escaping lay in disabling Destroying the three ships before the rest Preserving of the french squadron could join Participation the engagement Hostile_encounter .

organised Arranging in french algeria by retired french army generals maurice challe ( former commander-in-chief in french algeria ) , edmond unk ( former inspector general of the french air force ) , UNK zeller ( former chief of staff of the french army ) and raoul salan ( former commander-in-chief in french algeria ) , it took place Process_start from the afternoon of 21 april to 26 april 1961 in the midst of the algerian war Military_operation ( unk ) .

at 16:00 , with repairs Recovering on `` thames '' ongoing , a french squadron of three frigates and a brig , under captain zacharie allemand , arrived Arriving , firing Use_firearm on `` thames '' as they approached Arriving .

at stockach , the french concentrated Aiming their forces Military_operation into shorter lines , creating Creating intense fighting Hostile_encounter conditions ; initially , charles 's line was more extended Expansion , but he quickly pulled Placing additional troops from his reserves to strengthen Cause_change_of_strength his front .

at the beginning of the war , the french army of the rhine was routed in northern alsace .

in recognition Know of the french defense of belfort , under the terms of the treaty of frankfurt , the city and its surrounding area were not handed over Giving to germany , unlike the remainder of alsace .

on its arrival Arriving at the cape , the batavian squadron anchored in saldanha bay to take on fresh water before deciding Deciding to abandon GiveUp the operation and sail Self_motion to the french base at unk de france in the western indian ocean .

although his crew fought hard , they were overwhelmed Destroying by the french frigates and forced Control to surrender , only for rowley to arrive in hms `` boadicea '' and drive Motion off the french warships , recapturing Control `` africaine '' .

in response Response , the british frigates `` nymphe '' and hms `` venus '' had been ordered Request to intercept Preventing_or_letting and defeat Conquering the french frigates and on 27 may `` venus '' and `` UNK '' fought Hostile_encounter an inconclusive engagement Hostile_encounter off cape finisterre .

the radical war or also known as the scottish insurrection of 1820 , was a week of strikes Attack and unrest Hostile_encounter , a culmination of radical demands for reform in the united kingdom of great britain and ireland which had become Becoming prominent in the early years of the french revolution , but had then been repressed Hindering during the long napoleonic wars .

the first indochina war ( generally known as the indochina war in france , and as the anti-french resistance war in vietnam ) began Process_start in french indochina on december 19 , 1946 , and lasted until july 20 , 1954 .

at the international geneva conference Social_event on july 21 , 1954 , the new socialist french government and the UNK minh made an agreement which effectively gave Giving the UNK minh control Control of north vietnam above the 17th parallel .

de gaulle fled Escaping to a french military base in germany , and after returning Arriving dissolved Dispersal the national assembly Building , and called Request for new parliamentary elections Choosing for 23 june 1968 .

although a british frigate squadron under josias rowley was under orders Arranging to eliminate Removing the french raiders , rowley was distracted by the planned Arranging invasion of unk bonaparte , which began Process_start the following week .

the french revolution Change_of_leadership ( ) was a period of far-reaching social and political upheaval in france and its colonies beginning Process_start in 1789 .

the causes of the french revolution Change_of_leadership are complex and are still debated Communication among historians .

the modern era has unfolded in the shadow of the french revolution Change_of_leadership .

the values and institutions of the revolution Change_of_leadership dominate french politics to this day .

the french revolution differed Change from other revolutions in being not only national , for it intended to benefit all humanity .

since 1 july 1916 , the cost Cost of the battle and the `` meagre gains '' have been a source of grief and controversy in britain ; in german and french writing Writing , the first day of the battle of the somme has been little more than a footnote to the mass losses of unk and the battle of verdun .

french historian reynald secher has gone Removing so far as to characterise their operations as a `` unk genocide , '' while claude langlois of the institute of history of the french revolution Change_of_leadership has derided Judgment_communication secher 's claims Statement as `` unk . ''

this battle Hostile_encounter was one of four famous victories Earnings_and_losses won by bonaparte during the war Hostile_encounter of the first coalition , part of the wars Hostile_encounter of the french revolution Change_of_leadership .

the demonstration Protest occurred Presence during the french revolution Change_of_leadership .

its objectives Aiming were to convince Convincing the government to enforce Action the legislative assembly Building 's rulings Legal_rulings , defend Defending france against foreign invasion Attack , and preserve Preserving the spirit of the french constitution of 1791 .

at the same time , as lorient was used Using by the french east india company as a base and supply depot , its destruction would serve british objectives in the east indies .

at the same time , the french commander originally planned Arranging to surrender Surrendering , believing his enemy to have an overwhelming numerical superiority and knowing Know the weakness of his defences and the poor training and weaponry of his own troops .

although anglo-french skirmishes over their american colonies had begun Process_start with what became Becoming the french and indian war in 1754 , the large-scale conflict Hostile_encounter that drew Motion in most of the european powers was centered Placing on austria 's desire to recover silesia from prussia .

the war in the UNK ( 1793 ; ) was a counter-revolution Change_of_leadership in the UNK region of france during the french revolution Change_of_leadership .

the belgian forces in antwerp conducted Action three sorties in late september and early october , which interrupted Hindering german plans to send Sending troops to france , where reinforcements were needed to counter the french armies and the british expeditionary force ( bef ) .

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