1790Brest Fleet Sailors Mutiny

September 16: Mutiny of sailors of the French fleet at Brest...
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⚓ Toulon Naval Mutiny: Admiral Arrested

December 1: Revolt by the sailors of the French Navy in Toulon, who arrest Admiral d'Albert.
French NavyToulonMutinySailorsNaval HistoryMilitaryRevolutionary FranceDisciplineRevoltD'Albert

⚓ Brest Fleet Sailors Mutiny

September 16: Mutiny of sailors of the French fleet at Brest.
Brest Fleet Sailors Mutiny (1790)
French RevolutionNavyMutinyBrestMilitarySailorsNaval History1790Discipline

🛡️ Assembly Orders Military Discipline Reinstatement

August 16: The Assembly calls for the re-establishment of discipline in the army.
French RevolutionArmyMilitaryDisciplineNational AssemblyOrderRevolutionary ArmyMilitary Reform1790

🐴 French Cavalry Seizes Dutch Fleet at Den Helder

January 21: French cavalry capture the Dutch fleet, trapped in the ice at Den Helder.
French Cavalry Seizes Dutch Fleet at Den Helder (1795)
militarywarFrench RevolutioncavalrynavyDutch RepublicDen Helderinvasionwinter warfare

🚢 French Fleet Departs Brest for Irish Invasion

December 15–17: Departure from Brest of a fleet carrying a French army commanded by Hoche to invade Ireland.
French Fleet Departs Brest for Irish Invasion (1796)
French RevolutionMilitary CampaignIrelandInvasionHocheFleetBrestNaval OperationsFranco-Irish relations

🚢 French Expedition Sails for Ireland

September 16: A new French expeditionary force sails from Brest to Ireland.
French RevolutionIrelandMilitary ExpeditionBrestUnited IrishmenWarfareNaval18th CenturyRebellion