21 February 1744
Battle of Toulon
The British are defeated by a French fleet
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Browse historical events and people recorded at Toulon in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
The British are defeated by a French fleet
The British are defeated by a French fleet
Commands a fleet which is defeated, Mathews is court-matialled & dismissed
Serves during British operations connected with Toulon.
Hood and his British force withdraw to maintain their blockade of the coast, while the French republicans reoccupy the city. French royalists and other opponents of the revolution take over Toulon and invite Hood, whose fleet was blockading the city, to occupy the town
It is hoped that depriving the French revolutionaries of their maritime resources would cripple the revolution. Hood orders the French fleet burned to prevent them falling back into the hands of the revolutionaries, a task carried out by Captain Sidney Smith.
It was hoped that Toulon could be a centre of French resistance to Paris, and also to take possession of the French Mediterranean fleet of fifty eight warships, which lay in the harbour.
The allies, who did not work harmoniously together, are driven out, mainly by the generalship of Napoleon. Occupies Toulon on the invitation of the French royalists, in co-operation with the Spaniards and Sardinians.
Hood orders the French fleet burned to prevent them falling back into the hands of the revolutionaries, a task carried out by Captain Sidney Smith
Loses contact with the French fleet and convoy from Toulon.
Begins the long blockade of the French fleet at Toulon.
Commands the French fleet Nelson watches at Toulon.
Villeneuve decides to dash toward Gibraltar after the long Toulon blockade.
Villeneuve decides to dash toward Gibraltar after the long Toulon blockade.
Villeneuve decides to leave Toulon and move toward Gibraltar after prolonged British naval pressure.
The French fleet escapes from Toulon and the British fleet loses contact.
The French fleet escapes Toulon and British forces temporarily lose contact during the subsequent pursuit.
Learns Villeneuve has escaped Toulon and begins the pursuit.
Toulon and Marseille are liberated during Operation Dragoon
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