Ushant (/ˈʌʃənt/; Breton: Eusa, pronounced [ˈøsa]; French: Ouessant, pronounced [wɛsɑ̃]) is a French island at the southwestern end of the English Channel...
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Battle of Ushant may refer to: Battle of Ushant (1778), fought 100 miles (160 km) west of Ushant, a large but inconclusive engagement in the American Revolutionary...
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The Battle of Ushant (also called the First Battle of Ushant) took place on 27 July 1778, and was fought during the American Revolutionary War between...
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Ushant Airport (French: Aéroport d'Ouessant) (IATA: OUI, ICAO: LFEC), is an airport serving the French island of Ushant. It is located in the commune...
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HMS Victory (section First battle of Ushant)
Trafalgar on 21 October 1805. She had previously served as Keppel's flagship at Ushant, Howe's flagship at Cape Spartel and Jervis's flagship at Cape St Vincent...
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The Second Battle of Ushant was a naval battle fought between French and British squadrons near Ushant, an island off the coast of Brittany, on 12 December...
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Glorious First of June (redirect from Battle of Ushant (1794))
Glorious First of June (1 June 1794), also known as the Fourth Battle of Ushant, (known in France as the Bataille du 13 prairial an 2 or Combat de Prairial)...
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Ouessant sheep (redirect from Ushant (sheep))
The Ouessant (or Ushant) is a breed of domestic sheep from the island of Ouessant off the coast of Brittany. It is one of the Northern European short-tailed...
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The Third Battle of Ushant or the action of 20–21 April 1782 was a naval battle fought during the American Revolutionary War, between a French naval fleet...
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Around the world sailing record (section From Jules Verne Trophy starting line (Ushant) to Equator (out of WSSRC rule))
circumnavigation, starting from an imaginary line between the Créac'h lighthouse on Ushant island, France, and the Lizard Lighthouse, UK. The records are homologated...
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Lord Howe's Action, or the Glorious First of June is a 1795 painting by Philippe-Jacques de Loutherbourg of the victory of British naval forces under Lord...
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John Lindsay (Royal Navy officer) (section Ushant)
Station. He resigned from the Navy for a period following the Battle of Ushant (1778) off the coast of France, during the American War of Independence...
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commanded the French fleets that fought the British at the First Battle of Ushant (1778) and the Battle of Martinique (1780) during the American War of Independence...
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directions for the Bay of Biscay, including the coasts of France and Spain, from Ushant to Cape Finisterre (A new ed., rev. and considerably improved ed.). C. Wilson...
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Saint-Malo Brest Mantes-Gassicourt Paris La Rochelle Air and Sea operations Ushant La Caine Cherbourg Pierres Noires Audierne Bay Supporting operations Dingson...
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La Jument (category Ushant)
also called La Jument) about 300 metres from the coast of the island of Ushant. It was listed as a historic monument in 2017. It is one of the three most...
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island of Gavdos in the Kingdom of Greece as far west as the island of Ushant in the French Republic In 1941, around 280 million people in Europe, more...
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and engaged them on 27 July in what became known as the First Battle of Ushant. The battle was indecisive and in the political aftermath Jervis provided...
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suggested the 200-fathom (370 m; 1,200 ft) marine contour and the island of Ushant off the tip of Brittany. The definition approved in 1974 by the UK Hydrographer...
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The Battle of Ushant, also known as the Battle of Brittany, occurred on the early morning of 9 June 1944 and was an engagement between German and Allied...
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Brittany Westward along the parallel (48°28' N) of the East extreme of Ushant (Lédénès), through this island to West extreme thereof (Pointe de Pern)...
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Szczecin, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland (Cfb) Trevico, Italy (Cfb) Ushant, France1 (Cfb) Vaduz, Liechtenstein (Cfb) Vienna, Austria (Cfb, bordering...
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NSW Deal 82 1884–85 Newcastle, NSW Dock 80 1885 Sydney Downs 73 (67 to Ushant) 1887 Sydney Lizard 70 1887–88 Newcastle, NSW Lizard 69 1888–89 Sydney London...
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his wife and then committed suicide. According to his 1952 autobiography, Ushant, Aiken, then 11 years old, heard the two gunshots and discovered the bodies...
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Saint-Malo Brest Mantes-Gassicourt Paris La Rochelle Air and Sea operations Ushant La Caine Cherbourg Pierres Noires Audierne Bay Supporting operations Dingson...
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Operation Stonewall Battle of the Bay of Biscay Operation Teardrop Battle of Ushant Battle of Pierres Noires Action of 9 February 1945 Battle of Point Judith...
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d'Orvilliers, with his flag on the 80-gun Saint-Esprit. At the Battle of Ushant, on 27 July 1778, the French fleet fought in inverted order, putting the...
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Lower Brittany. Under this first name, they are specific to the island of Ushant, where traditions about them were collected by François-Marie Luzel. The...
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the Bay of Biscay and the waters located between the western coast and Ushant Island form the Iroise Sea. The Breton coast is very indented, with many...
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called St. Vincent's Channel, is a strait that lies between the island of Ushant and Kéréon lighthouse on Men Tensel Rock, off the coast of the French province...
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