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Commune in Brittany, France
Groix (French pronunciation: [ɡʁwa]; Breton: Enez Groe) is an island and a commune in the Morbihan department of the region of Brittany in north-western
Groix
1795 battle of the War of the First Coalition
The Battle of Groix ([ɡʁwa]) took place on 23 June 1795 off the island of Groix in the Bay of Biscay during the War of the First Coalition. It was fought
Battle_of_Groix
1795 battle of the War of the First Coalition
British Channel Fleet on 22 June and defeated at the ensuing Battle of Groix, losing three ships of the line. Villaret was criticised by contemporaries
Cornwallis's_Retreat
Annual yacht race from Lorient, France
the competitors onto the Bay of Biscay. The Tour de Groix is a small race rounding the island Groix a few kilometres off the coast of Lorient. Depending
Le_Défi_Azimut
British Royal Navy officer (1769–1837)
Revolutionary Wars where he fought at the Glorious First of June and the Battle of Groix, and the Napoleonic Wars where he served in North-American waters. Byron
Richard Byron (Royal Navy officer)
Richard_Byron_(Royal_Navy_officer)
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
HMS Alexander. Fighting under captain Linois on 23 June 1795 at the Battle of Groix, she was captured by HMS Barfleur near the French port of Lorient. She was
HMS_Belleisle_(1795)
French serial killer (1942–2021)
"Qui a tué le Dr Jean Groix et pourquoi est-il mort ?" (in French). Agence Bretagne Presse. Retrieved 17 February 2018. "Jean Groix, cette autre victime
Michel_Fourniret
Fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy
large French frigates, compelling one to seek the shelter of the Île de Groix batteries and forcing the other onto the shore. Aigle saw action at the
HMS_Aigle_(1801)
Warren's scouts identified the French fleet at sea off the coastal island of Groix and he took the convoy further out to sea away from the French, who did
Biscay campaign of June 1795 order of battle
Biscay_campaign_of_June_1795_order_of_battle
Type of metavolcanic rock
Blueschist on Île de Groix, France
Blueschist
Grands Cardinaux Les Petits Cardinaux Île aux Chevaux (Morbihan) Île Glazic Groix Hoëdic Houat Méaban Les Poulains Île Théviec Île Valhuec In the Gulf of
List_of_islands_of_France
Royal Navy Admiral (1747-1825)
Alexander off Groix. The Alexander had been taken into the French navy after her surrender, and after an engagement termed the Battle of Groix, the British
Charles_Powell_Hamilton
1801 battle of the War of the Second Coalition and the English Wars
Helder Great Winter Gulf of Roses 2nd Genoa Western Approaches Brittany Groix Hyères Islands Levant Convoy Saldanha Bay Newfoundland Ireland Bay of Biscay
Battle_of_Copenhagen_(1801)
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
and 25 wounded. She later saw action under Lord Bridport at the Battle of Groix. In 1797 she was with Admiral of the Blue Sir John Jervis at the Battle
HMS_Barfleur_(1768)
Second-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy
under in the Battle of Cape St Vincent in 1797. She fought at the Battle of Groix in 1795. In 1807, Prince George, under Captain Woodley Losack, was in the
HMS_Prince_George_(1772)
2001 film by Stephanie Black
(archive footage) 2004 Festival International du Film Insulaire, Ole de Groix, Special Jury Prize 2004 Paris Human Rights Film Festival, Special Jury
Life_and_Debt
Royal Navy officer and politician (1744–1819)
First Battle of Groix 16 June 1795 by William Anderson
William_Cornwallis
Subprefecture and commune in Brittany, France
ships : each year, more 457,500 passengers set sail to the nearby islands of Groix and Belle-Île-en-Mer. Military : though no longer a French Navy base, new
Lorient
British Navy surveyor
HMS London, in September 1794. Serving in Lord Bridport's fleet at the Battle of Groix on 23 June 1795 and during the 1797 Spithead mutiny, he was promoted to
William_Symonds
Military unit
Battle honours Pre-The First World War USHANT, 1781 "First of June", 1794 GROIX ISLAND, 1795 CRIMEA, 1854-55 The First World War DARDANELLES, 1915 The Second
HMCS_Queen
flagship of his uncle and joined the Channel Fleet, fighting at the Battle of Groix in 1795. In 1797, Griffith lost his command of HMS London in highly controversial
Edward_Griffith_Colpoys
Department of France
Morbihan, but outside the Gulf, there are four inhabited islands: Belle Île Groix Houat Hoëdic Meaban, an island just outside the Port du Crouesty, is an
Morbihan
Ship of the line of the French Navy
Redoutable. She took part in the Croisière du Grand Hiver, the Battle of Groix, and the French expedition to Ireland. At the Peace of Amiens, Redoutable
French_ship_Redoutable_(1795)
Royal Navy Admiral (1772–1837)
during the following year, seeing action at the victory of the Battle of Groix where three enemy ships were taken and supporting the invasion of Quiberon
John Harvey (Royal Navy officer, born 1772)
John_Harvey_(Royal_Navy_officer,_born_1772)
Royal Navy officer (1782–1869)
1869) was a Royal Navy officer. As a volunteer, he fought at the Battle of Groix, at the Battle of the Glorious First of June and at the Battle of Cape St
James Gordon (Royal Navy officer)
James_Gordon_(Royal_Navy_officer)
French writer
father Christian Fouchet. She lives between Yvelines and the island of Groix. "Biographie de Lorraine Fouchet" [Biography of Lorraine Fouchet]. Lisez
Lorraine_Fouchet
Royal Navy officer (1737–1810)
HMS Prince of Wales, Harvey participated in the minor victory of the Battle of Groix, where three French ships were taken. Over the winter of 1795/96, Harvey
Henry_Harvey
Cornwallis's Retreat 16–17 June Outnumbered British defeat French. Battle of Groix 23 June British victory over France. Battle of Quiberon 23 June—21 July
List_of_battles_1601–1800
Royal Navy captain
Erne Conflicts French Revolutionary Wars Glorious First of June Battle of Groix Egypt campaign Battle of Abukir Battle of Alexandria Napoleonic Wars Invasion
Richard Spencer (Royal Navy officer)
Richard_Spencer_(Royal_Navy_officer)
Ramonet et du Gros-Rocher (redoute) (Belle-Île) Haut-Grognon et Surville (Groix) Crozon, Landaoudec et Toulbroc'h (Brest) Hève (batterie) (Le Havre) Crèche
Fort_des_Ayvelles
the American War of Independence, caught in an explosion at the Battle of Groix in 1795 and wounded again at the action of 6 April 1809. In 1815 he was
Robert_Mends
Maritime arm of the French Armed Forces
Ushant (known in English as the Glorious First of June), the Battle of Groix, the Atlantic campaign of May 1794, the French expedition to Ireland, the
French_Navy
Marine geologist
Mathilde (1983). Cinématique de charriages ophiolitiques (Klamath, Semail, Groix) et convergence océanique (Thesis) (in French). S.l.: [s.n.] OCLC 490574002
Mathilde_Cannat
Action of the Mediterranean campaign of 1798
Helder Great Winter Gulf of Roses 2nd Genoa Western Approaches Brittany Groix Hyères Islands Levant Convoy Saldanha Bay Newfoundland Ireland Bay of Biscay
Action_of_27_June_1798
French painter (1856–1913)
Île de Groix in the Snow (1892)
Henry_Moret
Ship of the line of the French Navy
the line Jean Bart. Under Jacques Bedout, she took part in the Battle of Groix where she was captured by the British. She was recommissioned in the Royal
French_ship_Tigre_(1793)
1798 battle of the French Revolutionary Wars
had suffered a defeat at the hands of the blockade force at the Battle of Groix in the approaches to the port of Lorient, while at the action of 13 January
Battle_of_the_Raz_de_Sein
Frigate of the Continental Navy
squadron to be commanded by Captain John Paul Jones. The squadron departed Groix Roads, near Lorient, France, on 19 June to escort a convoy of merchantmen
USS_Alliance_(1778)
Breton war poet (1888–1917)
loss to Breton literature. Yann-Ber Kallocʼh was born on the island of Groix (Breton: Enez Groe), near Lorient (Breton: An Oriant), on July 24, 1888
Yann-Ber_Kalloc'h
Brittany named this island Groais in remembrance of the island of Groix. In Breton, Groix is written as Groe (pronounced [gʁwe]). The name might come from
Groais_Island
Royal Navy officer and politician (1726–1814)
George, he fought the Battle of Groix against a French fleet under Louis Thomas Villaret de Joyeuse off the Île de Groix and captured three ships. He was
Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport
Alexander_Hood,_1st_Viscount_Bridport
French Navy officer and politician (1747–1812)
fleet from successfully retreating, with his last battle being a defeat off Groix. He was relieved when he refused to serve for the disastrous French expedition
Louis Thomas Villaret de Joyeuse
Louis_Thomas_Villaret_de_Joyeuse
1800 action of the War of the Second Coalition
Helder Great Winter Gulf of Roses 2nd Genoa Western Approaches Brittany Groix Hyères Islands Levant Convoy Saldanha Bay Newfoundland Ireland Bay of Biscay
Action_of_4_August_1800
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
by Scipion and had to let her escape. She participated in the Battle of Groix in 1795. On 19 December 1795, she ran aground on the Owers Sandbank, in
HMS_London_(1766)
Cargo ship from France
forecast. The captain decided to anchor in the shelter of the island of Groix, opposite Lorient, to allow the storm to pass. During the gale, the ship
TK_Bremen
1795 invasion of France by counterrevolutionaries
Glénan on 23 June 1795, but was forced to retire quickly towards the île de Groix and lost two ships of the line. Linois lost an eye in this encounter, and
Invasion_of_France_(1795)
in 1795 and in June of that year three more were lost at the Battle of Groix. During the Expédition d'Irlande in December 1796 another two ships were
Croisière_de_Bruix
father raised his flag in her and both were aboard during the Battle of Groix where Prince of Wales was extensively engaged and three French ships of
Thomas Harvey (Royal Navy officer)
Thomas_Harvey_(Royal_Navy_officer)
Part of the War of the First Coalition
Helder Great Winter Gulf of Roses 2nd Genoa Western Approaches Brittany Groix Hyères Islands Levant Convoy Saldanha Bay Newfoundland Ireland Bay of Biscay
Action_of_23_April_1794
Royal Navy Admiral (1752–1828)
Bridport and served under him again the following year at the Battle of Groix. Domett did not leave Royal George until 1800, the seven years he spent
William_Domett
Royal Navy Vice-Admiral (1759–1819)
and the Nymphe were engaged in Lord Bridport's victory at the Battle of Groix on 23 June 1795. He took advantage of a brief period of shore leave after
George Murray (Royal Navy officer, born 1759)
George_Murray_(Royal_Navy_officer,_born_1759)
Ramonet et du Gros-Rocher (redoute) (Belle-Île) Haut-Grognon et Surville (Groix) Crozon, Landaoudec et Toulbroc'h (Brest) Hève (batterie) (Le Havre) Crèche
Fort_du_Mont_Bart
10 April 1795 10–11 April 1795 Atlantic Ocean Great Britain Battle of Groix 23 June 1795 France Battle of Quiberon 23 June – 21 July 1795 Chouans Émigrés
List of battles involving France in modern history
List_of_battles_involving_France_in_modern_history
Fortification complex near Briançon, French
Ramonet et du Gros-Rocher (redoute) (Belle-Île) Haut-Grognon et Surville (Groix) Crozon, Landaoudec et Toulbroc'h (Brest) Hève (batterie) (Le Havre) Crèche
Fort_de_l'Infernet
French writer and singer (1943–2021)
histoires de l’île (1997) Contes de la rade de Lorient et des Coureaux de Groix (1998) Contes de Quiberon et des alentours (1999) L'Aïeule (1999) Contes
Lucien_Gourong
guns as a powder monkey. Letton fought in such a role at the Battle of Groix on 23 June the same year, at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent on 14 February
Nancy_Perriam
several French privateers and other vessels, and fought at the Battle of Groix. She disappeared with all hands in the Caribbean in 1800, presumably having
HMS_Babet
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
Saumarez, Orion took part in the defeat of the French fleet at the Battle of Groix off Lorient on 22 June. In October 1795 Orion recaptured the merchantman
HMS_Orion_(1787)
Commune in Brittany, France
Gacilly Gâvres Gestel Gourhel Gourin Grand-Champ La Grée-Saint-Laurent Groix Guégon Guéhenno Gueltas Guémené-sur-Scorff Guénin Guer Guern Le Guerno Guidel
La_Trinité-sur-Mer
States Grisvågøy Norway Gröde-Appelland North Frisian Islands Germany Groix Morbihan, Bretagne France Grøtøy Norway Grunay Out Skerries, Shetland Islands
List_of_islands_by_name_(G)
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
1795 under Captain Andrew Snape Douglas she took part in the Battle of Groix. Queen Charlotte was used as the 'Parliament Ship' (mutineer flagship) during
HMS_Queen_Charlotte_(1790)
Scottish-born naval officer (1747–1792)
privateers, Monsieur and Granville. When the squadron was only a few days out of Groix, Monsieur separated because of a disagreement between her captain and Jones
John_Paul_Jones
engagements of the French Revolutionary Wars and participated in the Battle of Groix as well as the Battle of Cape St Vincent. She was lost while returning to
HMS_Colossus_(1787)
1999 windstorm in Western Europe
Ploumanac'h 148 km/h (92 mph) Switzerland La Chaux-de-Fonds 134.6 km/h (83.6 mph) Groix 162 km/h (101 mph) Chasseral 177.5 km/h (110.3 mph) Rennes 126 km/h (78 mph)
Cyclone_Lothar
Military unit
Peuple, then Océan, flagship at the Glorious First of June, the Battle of Groix, the Saint-Domingue expedition and the Battle of the Basque Roads, broken
Ponant_Fleet
1793 action of the War of the First Coalition
Helder Great Winter Gulf of Roses 2nd Genoa Western Approaches Brittany Groix Hyères Islands Levant Convoy Saldanha Bay Newfoundland Ireland Bay of Biscay
Action_of_20_October_1793
List of ships with the same or similar names
were in port on the outbreak of war between Britain and the Netherlands. Groix Island 1795 Ashantee 1873–74 Arctic 1941 Atlantic 1941–42 Malta Convoys
HMS_Argus
was present with the fleet under Admiral Lord Bridport at the Battle of Groix on 23 June 1795. Afterwards he transferred with Sir Alan to HMS Royal Sovereign
William Bedford (Royal Navy officer)
William_Bedford_(Royal_Navy_officer)
Strategic areas for Germany in WWII
declared Date siege started Date surrendered Length of siege Notes Belle Île, Groix and Lorient, French State, Military Administration in France Lorient pocket
German World War II fortresses
German_World_War_II_fortresses
voyage from St. Andero, Spain to London. Alexandre ( French Navy): Battle of Groix, 23 June: The 74-gun third-rate was captured by the British Royal Navy's
List of ships captured in the 18th century
List_of_ships_captured_in_the_18th_century
Royal Navy officer
Thalia, attached to Lord Bridport's fleet. He was present at the Battle of Groix, afterwards taking on board the fleet's flag captain, William Domett, and
Lord_Henry_Paulet
Commune in Brittany, France
Gacilly Gâvres Gestel Gourhel Gourin Grand-Champ La Grée-Saint-Laurent Groix Guégon Guéhenno Gueltas Guémené-sur-Scorff Guénin Guer Guern Le Guerno Guidel
Rochefort-en-Terre
Royal Navy Admiral and member of Parliament (1782–1857)
following him into the 80-gun Sans Pareil, and seeing action at the Battle of Groix on 23 June 1795. After serving in the frigates Niger, Captain Edward Foote;
Lord_William_FitzRoy
1794 Boyne-class ship of the line of the Royal Navy
commanded a squadron in the North Sea and later participated in the Battle of Groix in 1795. She was under command of Lord Hugh Seymour on 3 May 1800. Prince
HMS_Prince_of_Wales_(1794)
Joyeuse Victory: KD Great Britain: William Cornwallis France: Battle of Groix 1795-06-23 Defeat: French Republic: Joyeuse Victory: KD Great Britain: Hood
Naval campaigns, operations and battles of the French Revolutionary Wars
Naval_campaigns,_operations_and_battles_of_the_French_Revolutionary_Wars
German World War II flying ace
Spitfire Cherbourg-Cap Lévi 73 23 November 1942 11:52 B-17 southwest of Île de Groix 65 26 June 1942 17:43 Spitfire Fécamp-Étretat – 9. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader
Siegfried_Schnell
11 April 1801) was a French Navy officer who took part in the Battle of Groix as captain of the 74-gun ship of the line Droits de l'Homme. Pierre-François
Pierre-François Cornic Dumoulin
Pierre-François_Cornic_Dumoulin
Public place for the washing of clothes
towns on the banks of large rivers such as Paris and Lyon. A lavoir at Groix Lavoir at Noyers Lavoir at Gunstett Laundry boat at Laval Laundry boat in
Lavoir
Commune in Brittany, France
Gacilly Gâvres Gestel Gourhel Gourin Grand-Champ La Grée-Saint-Laurent Groix Guégon Guéhenno Gueltas Guémené-sur-Scorff Guénin Guer Guern Le Guerno Guidel
Langonnet
Commune in Brittany, France
Gacilly Gâvres Gestel Gourhel Gourin Grand-Champ La Grée-Saint-Laurent Groix Guégon Guéhenno Gueltas Guémené-sur-Scorff Guénin Guer Guern Le Guerno Guidel
Auray
French trawler used between 1918 and 1940
4.10pm, the ship hit a mine in the western channel of Les Courreaux de Groix. Only a dozen passengers and crew survived the wreck. During World War I
La_Tanche_(ship)
Commune in Brittany, France
voit Groix voit sa croix." ("Who sees Molène sees his pains (or penalty) / who sees Ushant sees his blood / who sees Sein sees his end / who sees Groix sees
Ushant
Commune in Brittany, France
Gacilly Gâvres Gestel Gourhel Gourin Grand-Champ La Grée-Saint-Laurent Groix Guégon Guéhenno Gueltas Guémené-sur-Scorff Guénin Guer Guern Le Guerno Guidel
Port-Louis,_Morbihan
Third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy
was nearly overrun by a more powerful French fleet at the First Battle of Groix, but the bold actions of the squadron's commander, Vice-Admiral Sir William
HMS_Bellerophon_(1786)
Fort located in Vaux-Devant-Damloup, Meuse, France
Ramonet et du Gros-Rocher (redoute) (Belle-Île) Haut-Grognon et Surville (Groix) Crozon, Landaoudec et Toulbroc'h (Brest) Hève (batterie) (Le Havre) Crèche
Fort_Vaux
Naval engagement during the French Revolutionary Wars
Helder Great Winter Gulf of Roses 2nd Genoa Western Approaches Brittany Groix Hyères Islands Levant Convoy Saldanha Bay Newfoundland Ireland Bay of Biscay
Action_of_10_April_1795
French coastal battery
Ramonet et du Gros-Rocher (redoute) (Belle-Île) Haut-Grognon et Surville (Groix) Crozon, Landaoudec et Toulbroc'h (Brest) Hève (batterie) (Le Havre) Crèche
Fort_de_la_Crèche
Commune in Brittany, France
Gacilly Gâvres Gestel Gourhel Gourin Grand-Champ La Grée-Saint-Laurent Groix Guégon Guéhenno Gueltas Guémené-sur-Scorff Guénin Guer Guern Le Guerno Guidel
Pluvigner
Groix. Les thoniers, soleil couchant
List of paintings by Paul Signac
List_of_paintings_by_Paul_Signac
Commune in Brittany, France, known for its Neolithic standing stones
Gacilly Gâvres Gestel Gourhel Gourin Grand-Champ La Grée-Saint-Laurent Groix Guégon Guéhenno Gueltas Guémené-sur-Scorff Guénin Guer Guern Le Guerno Guidel
Carnac
1994 Type 23 or Duke-class frigate of the Royal Navy
Barfleur 1692 Vigo 1702 Louisberg 1758 Quebec 1759 Egypt 1801 San Domingo 1806 Groix Island 1812 Egypt 1882 Fate Awaiting disposal Badge General characteristics
HMS_Northumberland_(F238)
Poetry on the topic of war
activist Yann-Ber Kalloc'h, a former Catholic seminarian from the island of Groix near Lorient, was best known by his Bardic name of Bleimor. According to
War_poetry
Royal Navy officer (1761–1797)
was succeeded by Lord Bridport. He commanded his ship at the Battle of Groix in 1795, earning private praise for his courage in leading his ship whilst
Andrew_Snape_Douglas
English admiral
without success. The next year, he sailed into the Bay of Biscay and the isle Groix and the smaller islands, Houet and Hoedic, were ravaged, and St. Martin's
John Berkeley, 3rd Baron Berkeley of Stratton
John_Berkeley,_3rd_Baron_Berkeley_of_Stratton
British Royal Navy officer (1769-1839)
lieutenant by then, he was at the Glorious First of June and the Battle of Groix, before being promoted to his own commands. He was successful against French
Samuel Warren (Royal Navy officer)
Samuel_Warren_(Royal_Navy_officer)
German World War II fighter pilot
May 1943 12:15 B-17 PQ 14 West 4846 10 km (6.2 mi) southeast of Île de Groix 8 26 September 1943 12:48 P-51 PQ 05 Ost TC-7, east of Elbeuf 3 29 May 1943
Siegfried_Lemke
Royal Navy officer (1766–1845)
Richard Grindall, part of Lord Bridport's fleet in the action off the Ile de Groix. On that occasion, Captain Grindall having been wounded, the charge of the
Richard_Poulden
Part of the War of the First Coalition
Helder Great Winter Gulf of Roses 2nd Genoa Western Approaches Brittany Groix Hyères Islands Levant Convoy Saldanha Bay Newfoundland Ireland Bay of Biscay
Siege_of_Toulon_(1793)
Norwegian shipyard operator
Hjaltland, in 2001 for NorthLink Hrossey, in 2001 for NorthLink Île de Groix, in 2008 for the Morbihan département Impératrice Eugénie, in 1865 Celebrity
STX_Europe
heavily engaged. He also saw action the following year at the Battle of Groix. In 1797, after a period of service in HMS Royal Sovereign and following
Aiskew_Hollis
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