Bernard Ireland: 2 books
The Fall of Toulon
The Royal Navy and the Royalist Last Stand Against the French Revolution
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2014
The tragic story of the last Royalist attempt to overthrow the French revolution
In the summer of 1793 French Royalists surrendered the great naval base at Toulon to the British, intending this to be the springboard for a full-scale counter-revolution. A multi-national taskforce led by the...
by Bernard Ireland
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2003
Much has been written about the conduct of the land battles and the commanders who faced each other yet, as the main protagonists realised at the time, success or failure rested on the effectiveness of their seaborne supply chain. Control of the Mediterranean was therefore absolutely crucial. In the...