The Battle of Sadras was the first of five largely indecisive naval battles fought between a British fleet (under Admiral Sir Edward Hughes) and a French...
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former captain, Lieutenant de Ruyter took command of Pourvoyeuse. Morard commanded Petit Annibal in the Battle of Sadras on 17 February 1782, the Battle...
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Officer Morard de Galles assumed command. After the battle, Suffren gave command of Annibal to Captain Bernard Boudin de Tromelin. Sadras, Providien, Negapatam...
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School. Ernst Jünger (1895 – 1998). Susanne Langer (1895–1985). Georges Bataille (1897–1962). Julius Evola (1898 – 1974). Herbert Marcuse (1898–1979). Frankfurt...
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the way. Hughes raised anchor and sailed after Suffren. In the Battle of Sadras, both fleets suffered damage without loss of ships, but the French were...
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included not only Sartre and Merleau-Ponty, but Raymond Queneau, Georges Bataille, Louis Althusser, André Breton, and Jacques Lacan. A selection from Being...
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Suffren's five battles in the Bay of Bengal and off Sri Lanka - the battles of Sadras (17 February 1782), Providien (12 April 1782), Negapatam (6 July 1782),...
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to Suffren. He died on 9 February 1782, a few days before the Battle of Sadras. Charles Cunat compares d'Orves to Tronjoli in that they both failed to...
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January 25 St Kitts – British under Hood defeat French under de Grasse 17 February Sadras – First fierce but indecisive fight between French under Suffren...
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distinguished herself at the Battle of Sadras. She was present at the battles of Negapatam under Captain Armand de Saint-Félix. In July 1782, in the wake...
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Chilleau was appointed to the 64-gun Sphinx. He took part in the Battle of Sadras on 17 February 1782, the Battle of Providien on 12 April 1782, the Battle...
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February 1782, under Suffren and Lieutenant de Moissac, his flag captain, Héros fought at the battle of Sadras off the coast of Coromandel, attacking the...
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replaced by First officer de la Boixière. At the Battle of Sadras on 17 February 1782, she was commanded by Captain Bidé de Maurville. On 7 July 1782...
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César Eugène (1907). Les opérations militaires sur la Sambre en 1794: Bataille de Fleurus (in French). R. Chapelot et Cie. pp. 210 and footnote. Broughton...
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January – British outmaneuver French but unable to save island. Battle of Sadras 17 February – French admiral Suffren (12 ships) meets a British squadron...
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British fleet of Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Hughes in the inconclusive Battle of Sadras. After both fleets spent time in port repairing, refitting, and re-provisioning...
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