The Expédition d'Irlande sails
- When
- December 1796 – 13 January 1797
- Where
- Brest, departure port for the Irish expedition
- Part of
- Action of 13 January 1797
A French expeditionary force left Brest in December 1796 to invade Ireland, with the Droits de l'Homme among the ships engaged in repeated landing attempts.
In December 1796, during the French Revolutionary Wars, a French expeditionary force departed Brest for the invasion of Ireland. Through December 1796 and early January 1797 the army repeatedly attempted to land, but the enterprise failed. The 74-gun Droits de l'Homme had been part of this Expédition d'Irlande and was returning from it when she encountered the British frigates off Brittany on 13 January 1797.
Sources
- Action of 13 January 1797 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-19
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