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1794

Battle of the Glorious First of June

June 1, 1794

In the Atlantic west of Ushant, Lord Howe's fleet battered the French fleet but failed to stop the grain convoy it was protecting. Both sides claimed victory. Britain had strategic dominance at sea; France got its American wheat. Naval wars were becoming wars of economics. Howe captured six French warships and sank a seventh, but the 130 grain transports reached Brest safely and fed a starving republic.

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Before and after in Europe

Before: 1793: Reign of Terror Begins
After: October 5, 1795: Vendémiaire and the Whiff of Grapeshot

Before and after in War

Before: March 1793: Vendée Uprising
After: 1795: British Capture the Cape of Good Hope

Era

Enlightenment (1651–1800), one of 696 events from that era on Saeculum.

Sources

Wikipedia: Glorious First of June