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Groix (French pronunciation: [ɡʁwa]; Breton: Enez Groe) is an
island and a
commune in the
Morbihan department of the
region of
Brittany in north-western...
- The
Battle of
Groix ([ɡʁwa], g'r-wah) was a
large naval engagement which took
place near the
island of
Groix off the
Biscay coast of
Brittany on 23 June...
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British Channel Fleet on 22 June and
defeated at the
ensuing Battle of
Groix,
losing three ships of the line.
Villaret was
criticised by contemporaries...
- the
competitors onto the Bay of Biscay. The Tour de
Groix is a
small race
rounding the
island Groix a few
kilometres off the
coast of Lorient. Depending...
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Revolutionary Wars
where he
fought at the
Glorious First of June and the
Battle of
Groix, and the
Napoleonic Wars
where he
served in North-American waters. Byron...
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First Battle of
Groix 16 June 1795 by
William Anderson...
- "Qui a tué le Dr Jean
Groix et
pourquoi est-il mort ?" (in French).
Agence Bretagne Presse.
Retrieved 17
February 2018. "Jean
Groix,
cette autre victime...
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fleet from
successfully retreating, with his last
battle being a
defeat off
Groix. He was
relieved when he
refused to
serve for the
disastrous Expédition...
- forecast. The
captain decided to
anchor in the
shelter of the
island of
Groix,
opposite Lorient, to
allow the
storm to p****.
During the gale, the ship...
- Morbihan, but
outside the Gulf,
there are four
inhabited islands:
Belle Île
Groix Houat Hoëdic Meaban, an
island just
outside the Port du Crouesty, is an...
