Martin's cruise of 1794
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Martin's cruise of 1794 was the only significant French naval operation in the Mediterranean Sea conducted in 1794. In 1793 France had gone to war with Great Britain and a wide coalition of European e
Pierre Martin, the operation's commander
Battle of the Hyères Islands
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The Battle of the Hyères Islands was a fleet action fought between a combined British and Neapolitan fleet and the French Mediterranean Fleet on 13 July 1795 during the French Revolutionary Wars. Sinc
The Battle of Genoa, which preceded the Battle of the Hyères Islands
William Hotham, the British commander at the battle
HMS Culloden, one of the leading British ships at the battle