1797Hoche's Troops March Towards Brest

June 28: General Hoche sends 15,000 soldiers from the Rhine ...
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1797

🚢 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

⚔️ Hoche's Troops March Towards Brest

June 28: General Hoche sends 15,000 soldiers from the Rhine to Brest via Paris, on the pretext of planning an invasion of Ireland.
French RevolutionMilitary StrategyArmy of the RhineGeneral HocheBrestIrelandInvasion PlansMilitary LogisticsDirectory