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   Ushant

   Ushant (Breton: Enez Eusa, French: Ouessant) is an island in the English Channel which marks the north-westernmost point of European France. It belongs to Brittany and is in the traditional region of Bro-Leon.
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   Battle of Ushant (1778)

   Keppel put to sea from Spithead on 9 July 1778, with a force of 30 ships of the line and sighted a French fleet of 29 sail west of Ushant on 23 July.
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   Battle of Ushant

   The Second Battle of Ushant, December 12, 1781, was a convoy battle, also during the American War of Independence.
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   Battle of Ushant (1781)

   The Second Battle of Ushant was a naval battle fought between French and British squadrons near Ushant on 12 December 1781, during the American War of Independence.
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   Ouessant (sheep)

   The Ouessant (or Ushant) is a breed of domestic sheep from the island of Ouessant off the coast of Britanny, France.
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   Glorious First of June

   The two forces clashed in the Atlantic Ocean, some 400 nautical miles (741 km) west of the French island of Ushant.
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   HMS Victory

   Calder on 14 August and Nelson on 15 August joined Admiral Cornwallis's Channel Fleet off Ushant.
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   First Coalition

   May 1794 – Ushant – Genoa – Groix – Hyères – Droits de l'Homme – Camperdown – St Vincent – Nile – Tory Island – Copenhagen – Algeciras
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   List of naval battles

   1758 - Minor French under Duchaffault vs British under Boscawen near Ushant
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    Action of 13 January 1797

    An Atlantic gale swept the Ushant headland, driving a blizzard eastwards and whipping the sea into a turbulent state, making steering and aiming more difficult.

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• Ushant,
• Battle of Ushant (1778),
• Battle of Ushant,
• Battle of Ushant (1781),
• Ouessant (sheep),
• Glorious First of June,
• HMS Victory,
• First Coalition,
• List of naval battles,
• Action of 13 January 1797