Historedia
Person

Louis Thomas Villaret de Joyeuse

Events
1
Episodes
4
Years
1794–1813

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Louis Thomas Villaret de Joyeuse, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Glorious First of June (Battle of Ushant)

    1794–1813

    Role: Counter-admiral commanding the French Atlantic Squadron

    1. 1 June 1794 · Atlantic Ocean, approximately 400 nautical miles west of UshantFleet action west of Ushant

      British and French fleets clashed on 1 June 1794, some 400 nautical miles west of Ushant, in the first and largest fleet action of the French Revolutionary Wars.

    2. 1 June 1794 · Atlantic Ocean west of UshantHowe's unconventional attack

      Howe defied naval convention by ordering his ships to turn towards the French and rake their immediate opponents; Defence cut the French line between Mucius and Tourville.

    3. 1 June 1794 · Atlantic Ocean west of UshantConfused mêlée and individual ship actions

      Within an hour the lines were hopelessly confused, with three separate engagements fought within sight of one another; some British captains failed to respond to Howe's signal.

    4. 1794–1813 · Britain (prize dispositions)Fate of the French prizes

      Four French 74-gun prizes were taken to Britain: Achille and Northumberland were broken up as unserviceable, Impétueux burned in a dockyard fire, and America entered Royal Navy service.

Sources

  1. Glorious First of June Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22