The Raz de Sein is a stretch of water located between the Isle of Sein and the Pointe du Raz in Finistère located in the Brittany region of France. This...

The Île de Sein [il də sɛ̃] is a Breton island in the Atlantic Ocean, off Finistère, eight kilometres from the Pointe du Raz (raz meaning "water current")...

The Battle of the Raz de Sein was a single-ship naval engagement of the blockade of Brest during the French Revolutionary Wars between a French and Royal...

Plogoff, Finistère. It is named after the Raz de Sein, the dangerous stretch of water between it and the island of Sein (Enez Sun in Breton). It is a dramatic...

Phare de Tévennec) is a lighthouse located at the western tip of Brittany (département of Finistère), in the northern part of the Raz de Sein off the...

Alderney Race (Raz Blanchard), a strong tidal current between La Hague and Alderney Raz de Sein, a stretch of water located between the Ile de Sein and the Pointe...

Look up sein in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sein can refer to: Île-de-Sein, an island and commune in Brittany, France Raz de Sein, a stretch of water...

"farthest rock"), guiding mariners in the strait Raz de Sein, across from the companion lighthouse Tourelle de la Plate—also known as Petite Vieille ("Little...

notably took part in the Glorious First of June and the Battle of the Raz de Sein. Lhéritier joined the Navy as a sailor in 1763, serving on the frigate...

Camaret Bay and issued orders for his ships to pass through the Raz de Sein. The Raz was a dangerous narrow channel littered with rocks and sandbanks...

(1758–1798), brother of Sir Samuel Hood, was killed in the Battle of the Raz de Sein. Horace Hood (1870–1916) descended from Admiral Hood, was killed in the...

The Tourelle de la Plate, also known as Petite Vieille (Little Old Woman) is a lighthouse in the dangerous strait Raz de Sein, off the northwest coast...

Édouard Michelin died by drowning, while fishing in the Raz de Sein, near the island of Sein, off the coast of Finistère in northwest France, on 26 May...

fight at the Battle of the Raz de Sein, off Île de Sein near Brest. Hercule attempted to escape through the Passage du Raz, but the tide was running in...

Battle of the Raz de Sein she fought a famous single-ship duel with the French seventy-four Hercule, in the dusk near the Pointe du Raz on the coast of...

tide. The currents can reach particularly high speeds at the Raz de Sein or the Goulet de Brest. Many lighthouses were erected in the area to guide sailors...

Race (12 knots+) between Alderney and La Hague, Normandy, France The Raz de Sein in western Brittany, France The Fromveur Passage in western Brittany...

Battle of Grauholz 5 March - France defeats Switzerland Battle of the Raz de Sein 21 April - British victory over France Battle of the Îles Saint-Marcouf...

1798, Mars fought the Battle of the Raz de Sein with the French ship Hercule in the dusk near the Pointe du Raz on the coast of Brittany. Hercule attempted...

Mérimée: PA29000050, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French) "Classement au titre des monuments historiques de plusieurs phares ou anciens phares du...

French admiral felt able to put to sea, passing southwards through the Raz de Sein at dawn on 22 February with eight ships of the line and two frigates...

decades as part of the fleet expansion programme instituted by Jean-Charles de Borda in 1786. The design was appreciated in Britain, which eagerly commissioned...

Camaret-sur-Mer. On a clear day there are views to the Pointe du Raz and the islands of Sein and Ouessant and to Pointe Saint-Mathieu. The cliffs are as tall...

Irish Sea. Further south they sailed through the Chenal du Four and Raz de Sein, across the Bay of Biscay and around Cape Finisterre. After entering...

with three additional divisions forming a tight net to the south of the Raz de Sein. During the blockade of the Vilaine, over seven thousand French crew...

all the above communes except île de Sein. (in French) Cap-Sizun - Au pays de la pointe du Raz et de l'île de Sein, par Serge Duigou et Jean-Michel Le...

Ushant in 1782 when HMS Foudroyant captured Pégase, the Battle of the Raz de Sein in April 1798, when HMS Mars captured Hercule and the Battle of Pirano...

British force, de Galles attempted to pass his fleet through the Raz de Sein. This channel was a narrow, rocky and dangerous passage, and de Galles used...

retreat into the Atlantic, his ships passing southwards through the Raz de Sein at dawn on 22 February with eight ships of the line and two frigates...

while under the command of lieutenant de vaisseau Arnous, she was escorting a convoy from Lorient to the Raz de Sein. On 16 April 1796, while in the Bay...