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Sidney Smith Directs Naval Destruction Operations

United Kingdom · Revolution / Revolution of France. Chronological records from PostgreSQL.

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Sidney Smith Directs Naval Destruction Operations

Smith, William Sidney · Toulon · Royal Navy officer

British naval officers attempted to destroy French warships and stores that could not be taken away. The demolitions caused major losses to the naval facilities as the Allies withdrew.

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