Groix (French pronunciation: [ɡʁwa]; Breton: Enez Groe) is an island and a commune in the Morbihan department of the region of Brittany in north-western...
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The Battle of Groix ([ɡʁwa], g'r-wah) was a large naval engagement which took place near the island of Groix off the Biscay coast of Brittany on 23 June...
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Le Défi Azimut (section Tour de Groix)
the competitors onto the Bay of Biscay. The Tour de Groix is a small race rounding the island Groix a few kilometres off the coast of Lorient. Depending...
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fleet from successfully retreating, with his last battle being a defeat off Groix. He was relieved when he refused to serve for the disastrous Expédition...
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Cornwallis's Retreat (redirect from First battle of groix)
British Channel Fleet on 22 June and defeated at the ensuing Battle of Groix, losing three ships of the line. Villaret was criticised by contemporaries...
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"Qui a tué le Dr Jean Groix et pourquoi est-il mort ?" (in French). Agence Bretagne Presse. Retrieved 17 February 2018. "Jean Groix, cette autre victime...
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William Cornwallis (section First Battle of Groix)
First Battle of Groix 16 June 1795 by William Anderson...
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Ushant (known in English as the Glorious First of June), the Battle of Groix, the Atlantic campaign of May 1794, the French expedition to Ireland, the...
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ships : each year, more 457,500 passengers set sail to the nearby islands of Groix and Belle-Île-en-Mer. Military : though no longer a French Navy base, new...
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HMS Alexander. Fighting under captain Linois on 23 June 1795 at the Battle of Groix, she was captured by HMS Barfleur near the French port of Lorient. She was...
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du Grand Hiver Gulf of Roses 2nd Genoa April 1795 Cornwallis's Retreat Groix Hyères Levant Convoy Saldanha Bay Newfoundland Ireland Droits de l'Homme...
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du Grand Hiver Gulf of Roses 2nd Genoa April 1795 Cornwallis's Retreat Groix Hyères Levant Convoy Saldanha Bay Newfoundland Ireland Droits de l'Homme...
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responsible for the distinctive local blue schist and for the rich subsoil of the Groix island, which comprises glaucophane and epidote. During the Quaternary glaciations...
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Breton-language writer Yann-Ber Kalloc'h which celebrates the island of Groix, where he was born, and describes his parents' struggles and his own. In...
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Wales (R09) is the second Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier. St. Lucia 1778 Groix Island 1795 Dardanelles 1915 Bismarck 1941 Malta Convoys 1941 Prince of...
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Grands Cardinaux Les Petits Cardinaux Île aux Chevaux (Morbihan) Île Glazic Groix Hoëdic Houat Méaban Les Poulains Île Théviec Île Valhuec In the Gulf of...
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privateers, Monsieur and Granville. When the squadron was only a few days out of Groix, Monsieur separated because of a disagreement between her captain and Jones...
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voit Groix voit sa croix." ("Who sees Molène sees his pains (or penalty) / who sees Ushant sees his blood / who sees Sein sees his end / who sees Groix sees...
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number: 4907907 Motto Ich Dien ("I Serve") Honours and awards St Lucia 1778 Ile de Groix 1795 Dardanelles 1915–16 Bismarck 1941 Malta Convoys 1941–42 Status In active...
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Germany, Denmark Norway, Sweden Date of impact 22–23 February 2024 Maximum wind gust 138 km/h (86 mph) – Groix, France. Fatalities 1 Damage Unspecified...
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Morbihan, but outside the Gulf, there are four inhabited islands: Belle Île Groix Houat Hoëdic Meaban, an island just outside the Port du Crouesty, is an...
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du Grand Hiver Gulf of Roses 2nd Genoa April 1795 Cornwallis's Retreat Groix Hyères Levant Convoy Saldanha Bay Newfoundland Ireland Droits de l'Homme...
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Saumarez, Orion took part in the defeat of the French fleet at the Battle of Groix off Lorient on 22 June. In October 1795 Orion recaptured the merchantman...
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voit Groix voit sa croix." ("He who sees Molène sees his pain. He who sees Ushant sees his blood. He who sees Sein sees his end. He who sees Groix sees...
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Revolutionary Wars where he fought at the Glorious First of June and the Battle of Groix, and the Napoleonic Wars where he served in North-American waters. Byron...
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the Netherlands. Fallward – north of Bremerhaven, Germany. Fifth century Groix, an island in the south of Brittany, France. Tenth century Wikimedia Commons...
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Kingdom of Great Britain Kingdom of Naples and Sicily Defeat Battle of Groix 23 June 1795 France None Great Britain Defeat Battle of Quiberon 23 June...
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148 km/h (92 mph) Switzerland La Chaux-de-Fonds 134.6 km/h (83.6 mph) Île de Groix 162 km/h (101 mph) Chasseral 177.5 km/h (110.3 mph) Rennes 126 km/h (78 mph)...
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Groix. Les thoniers, soleil couchant...
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