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Commune in Brittany, France
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
Groix
1795 battle of the War of the First Coalition
The Battle of Groix ([ɡʁwa]) took place on 23 June 1795 off the island of Groix in the Bay of Biscay during the War of the First Coalition. It was fought
Battle_of_Groix
British Royal Navy officer (1769–1837)
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
Richard Byron (Royal Navy officer)
Richard_Byron_(Royal_Navy_officer)
Annual yacht race from Lorient, France
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
Le_Défi_Azimut
1795 battle of the War of the First Coalition
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
Cornwallis's_Retreat
French serial killer (1942–2021)
"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
Michel_Fourniret
Royal Navy officer (1737–1810)
HMS Prince of Wales, Harvey participated in the minor victory of the Battle of Groix, where three French ships were taken. Over the winter of 1795/96, Harvey
Henry_Harvey
Royal Navy officer and politician (1744–1819)
First Battle of Groix 16 June 1795 by William Anderson
William_Cornwallis
11 April 1801) was a French Navy officer who took part in the Battle of Groix as captain of the 74-gun ship of the line Droits de l'Homme. Pierre-François
Pierre-François Cornic Dumoulin
Pierre-François_Cornic_Dumoulin
French writer
father Christian Fouchet. She lives between Yvelines and the island of Groix. "Biographie de Lorraine Fouchet" [Biography of Lorraine Fouchet]. Lisez
Lorraine_Fouchet
Maritime arm of the French Armed Forces
Ushant (known in English as the Glorious First of June), the Battle of Groix, the Atlantic campaign of May 1794, the French expedition to Ireland, the
French_Navy
Grands Cardinaux Les Petits Cardinaux Île aux Chevaux (Morbihan) Île Glazic Groix Hoëdic Houat Méaban Les Poulains Île Théviec Île Valhuec In the Gulf of
List_of_islands_of_France
Subprefecture and commune in Brittany, France
ships : each year, more 457,500 passengers set sail to the nearby islands of Groix and Belle-Île-en-Mer. Military : though no longer a French Navy base, new
Lorient
1801 battle of the War of the Second Coalition and the English Wars
Helder Great Winter Gulf of Roses 2nd Genoa Western Approaches Brittany Groix Hyères Islands Levant Convoy Saldanha Bay Newfoundland Ireland Bay of Biscay
Battle_of_Copenhagen_(1801)
Type of metavolcanic rock
Blueschist on Île de Groix, France
Blueschist
Ship of the line of the French Navy
the line Jean Bart. Under Jacques Bedout, she took part in the Battle of Groix where she was captured by the British. She was recommissioned in the Royal
French_ship_Tigre_(1793)
Royal Navy captain
Erne Conflicts French Revolutionary Wars Glorious First of June Battle of Groix Egypt campaign Battle of Abukir Battle of Alexandria Napoleonic Wars Invasion
Richard Spencer (Royal Navy officer)
Richard_Spencer_(Royal_Navy_officer)
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
HMS Alexander. Fighting under captain Linois on 23 June 1795 at the Battle of Groix, she was captured by HMS Barfleur near the French port of Lorient. She was
HMS_Belleisle_(1795)
Department of France
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
Morbihan
Ramonet et du Gros-Rocher (redoute) (Belle-Île) Haut-Grognon et Surville (Groix) Crozon, Landaoudec et Toulbroc'h (Brest) Hève (batterie) (Le Havre) Crèche
Fort_des_Ayvelles
1793 action of the War of the First Coalition
Helder Great Winter Gulf of Roses 2nd Genoa Western Approaches Brittany Groix Hyères Islands Levant Convoy Saldanha Bay Newfoundland Ireland Bay of Biscay
Action_of_20_October_1793
Fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy
large French frigates, compelling one to seek the shelter of the Île de Groix batteries and forcing the other onto the shore. Aigle saw action at the
HMS_Aigle_(1801)
Cargo ship from France
forecast. The captain decided to anchor in the shelter of the island of Groix, opposite Lorient, to allow the storm to pass. During the gale, the ship
TK_Bremen
Royal Navy officer (1782–1869)
1869) was a Royal Navy officer. As a volunteer, he fought at the Battle of Groix, at the Battle of the Glorious First of June and at the Battle of Cape St
James Gordon (Royal Navy officer)
James_Gordon_(Royal_Navy_officer)
2006 French film
Festival Documenta Madrid (Spain) Festival du film Insulaire de l’île de Groix (France) Les Escales Documentaires de La Rochelle (France) Reykjavík International
Out_of_Bounds_(2006_film)
Royal Navy Admiral (1747-1825)
Alexander off Groix. The Alexander had been taken into the French navy after her surrender, and after an engagement termed the Battle of Groix, the British
Charles_Powell_Hamilton
Frigate of the Continental Navy
squadron to be commanded by Captain John Paul Jones. The squadron departed Groix Roads, near Lorient, France, on 19 June to escort a convoy of merchantmen
USS_Alliance_(1778)
guns as a powder monkey. Letton fought in such a role at the Battle of Groix on 23 June the same year, at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent on 14 February
Nancy_Perriam
Royal Navy Vice-Admiral (1759–1819)
and the Nymphe were engaged in Lord Bridport's victory at the Battle of Groix on 23 June 1795. He took advantage of a brief period of shore leave after
George Murray (Royal Navy officer, born 1759)
George_Murray_(Royal_Navy_officer,_born_1759)
Action of the Mediterranean campaign of 1798
Helder Great Winter Gulf of Roses 2nd Genoa Western Approaches Brittany Groix Hyères Islands Levant Convoy Saldanha Bay Newfoundland Ireland Bay of Biscay
Action_of_27_June_1798
Marine geologist
Mathilde (1983). Cinématique de charriages ophiolitiques (Klamath, Semail, Groix) et convergence océanique (Thesis) (in French). S.l.: [s.n.] OCLC 490574002
Mathilde_Cannat
1798 battle of the French Revolutionary Wars
had suffered a defeat at the hands of the blockade force at the Battle of Groix in the approaches to the port of Lorient, while at the action of 13 January
Battle_of_the_Raz_de_Sein
List of ships with the same or similar names
were in port on the outbreak of war between Britain and the Netherlands. Groix Island 1795 Ashantee 1873–74 Arctic 1941 Atlantic 1941–42 Malta Convoys
HMS_Argus
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
and 25 wounded. She later saw action under Lord Bridport at the Battle of Groix. In 1797 she was with Admiral Sir John Jervis at the Battle of Cape St Vincent
HMS_Barfleur_(1768)
Naval engagement during the French Revolutionary Wars
Helder Great Winter Gulf of Roses 2nd Genoa Western Approaches Brittany Groix Hyères Islands Levant Convoy Saldanha Bay Newfoundland Ireland Bay of Biscay
Action_of_10_April_1795
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
to bear the name. Royal George served as the flagship at the Battle of Groix and wore the flag of Admiral Alexander Hood at the Glorious First of June
HMS_Royal_George_(1788)
Royal Navy officer (1766–1845)
Richard Grindall, part of Lord Bridport's fleet in the action off the Ile de Groix. On that occasion, Captain Grindall having been wounded, the charge of the
Richard_Poulden
Part of the War of the First Coalition
Helder Great Winter Gulf of Roses 2nd Genoa Western Approaches Brittany Groix Hyères Islands Levant Convoy Saldanha Bay Newfoundland Ireland Bay of Biscay
Action_of_23_April_1794
Warren's scouts identified the French fleet at sea off the coastal island of Groix and he took the convoy further out to sea away from the French, who did
Biscay campaign of June 1795 order of battle
Biscay_campaign_of_June_1795_order_of_battle
French Navy officer and politician (1747–1812)
fleet from successfully retreating, with his last battle being a defeat off Groix. He was relieved when he refused to serve for the disastrous French expedition
Louis Thomas Villaret de Joyeuse
Louis_Thomas_Villaret_de_Joyeuse
10 April 1795 10–11 April 1795 Atlantic Ocean Great Britain Battle of Groix 23 June 1795 France Battle of Quiberon 23 June – 21 July 1795 Chouans Émigrés
List of battles involving France in modern history
List_of_battles_involving_France_in_modern_history
Ship of the line of the French Navy
Redoutable. She took part in the Croisière du Grand Hiver, the Battle of Groix, and the French expedition to Ireland. At the Peace of Amiens, Redoutable
French_ship_Redoutable_(1795)
1794 Boyne-class ship of the line
commanded a squadron in the North Sea and later participated in the Battle of Groix in 1795. She was under command of Lord Hugh Seymour on 3 May 1800. Prince
HMS_Prince_of_Wales_(1794)
German World War II flying ace
Spitfire Cherbourg-Cap Lévi 73 23 November 1942 11:52 B-17 southwest of Île de Groix 65 26 June 1942 17:43 Spitfire Fécamp-Étretat – 9. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader
Siegfried_Schnell
French trawler used between 1918 and 1940
4.10pm, the ship hit a mine in the western channel of Les Courreaux de Groix. Only a dozen passengers and crew survived the wreck. During World War I
La_Tanche_(ship)
1999 windstorm in Western Europe
Ploumanac'h 148 km/h (92 mph) Switzerland La Chaux-de-Fonds 134.6 km/h (83.6 mph) Groix 162 km/h (101 mph) Chasseral 177.5 km/h (110.3 mph) Rennes 126 km/h (78 mph)
Cyclone_Lothar
German World War II fighter pilot
May 1943 12:15 B-17 PQ 14 West 4846 10 km (6.2 mi) southeast of Île de Groix 8 26 September 1943 12:48 P-51 PQ 05 Ost TC-7, east of Elbeuf 3 29 May 1943
Siegfried_Lemke
Arrondissement in Brittany, France
Crach (56046) Erdeven (56054) Étel (56055) Gâvres (56062) Gestel (56063) Groix (56069) Guidel (56078) Hennebont (56083) Hœdic (56085) Île-d'Houat (56086)
Arrondissement_of_Lorient
Commune in Brittany, France
Gacilly Gâvres Gestel Gourhel Gourin Grand-Champ La Grée-Saint-Laurent Groix Guégon Guéhenno Gueltas Guémené-sur-Scorff Guénin Guer Guern Le Guerno Guidel
La_Trinité-sur-Mer
father raised his flag in her and both were aboard during the Battle of Groix where Prince of Wales was extensively engaged and three French ships of
Thomas Harvey (Royal Navy officer)
Thomas_Harvey_(Royal_Navy_officer)
Royal Navy officer
to serve with Hood, fought at the Glorious First of June and Battle of Groix before being promoted to commander. After a brief command of HMS Kingfisher
Alexander Wilson (Royal Navy officer)
Alexander_Wilson_(Royal_Navy_officer)
Military unit
Battle honours Pre-The First World War USHANT, 1781 "First of June", 1794 GROIX ISLAND, 1795 CRIMEA, 1854-55 The First World War DARDANELLES, 1915 The Second
HMCS_Queen
Commune in Brittany, France
Gacilly Gâvres Gestel Gourhel Gourin Grand-Champ La Grée-Saint-Laurent Groix Guégon Guéhenno Gueltas Guémené-sur-Scorff Guénin Guer Guern Le Guerno Guidel
Rochefort-en-Terre
Commune in Brittany, France
voit Groix voit sa croix." ("He who sees Molène sees his pain. He who sees Ushant sees his blood. He who sees Sein sees his end. He who sees Groix sees
Molène
Commune in Brittany, France
Gacilly Gâvres Gestel Gourhel Gourin Grand-Champ La Grée-Saint-Laurent Groix Guégon Guéhenno Gueltas Guémené-sur-Scorff Guénin Guer Guern Le Guerno Guidel
Ploërmel
Commune in Brittany, France
Gacilly Gâvres Gestel Gourhel Gourin Grand-Champ La Grée-Saint-Laurent Groix Guégon Guéhenno Gueltas Guémené-sur-Scorff Guénin Guer Guern Le Guerno Guidel
Port-Louis,_Morbihan
States Grisvågøy Norway Gröde-Appelland North Frisian Islands Germany Groix Morbihan, Bretagne France Grøtøy Norway Grunay Out Skerries, Shetland Islands
List_of_islands_by_name_(G)
Commune in Brittany, France
Gacilly Gâvres Gestel Gourhel Gourin Grand-Champ La Grée-Saint-Laurent Groix Guégon Guéhenno Gueltas Guémené-sur-Scorff Guénin Guer Guern Le Guerno Guidel
Auray
Commune in Brittany, France
Gacilly Gâvres Gestel Gourhel Gourin Grand-Champ La Grée-Saint-Laurent Groix Guégon Guéhenno Gueltas Guémené-sur-Scorff Guénin Guer Guern Le Guerno Guidel
Langonnet
was present with the fleet under Admiral Lord Bridport at the Battle of Groix on 23 June 1795. Afterwards he transferred with Sir Alan to HMS Royal Sovereign
William Bedford (Royal Navy officer)
William_Bedford_(Royal_Navy_officer)
French writer and singer (1943–2021)
histoires de l’île (1997) Contes de la rade de Lorient et des Coureaux de Groix (1998) Contes de Quiberon et des alentours (1999) L'Aïeule (1999) Contes
Lucien_Gourong
Commune in Brittany, France
voit Groix voit sa croix." ("Who sees Molène sees his pains (or penalty) / who sees Ushant sees his blood / who sees Sein sees his end / who sees Groix sees
Ushant
Frigate of the Royal Navy
either Captain Henry Curzon, who commanded Pallas at the First Battle of Groix (1795), or Captain Edward Curzon who commanded Asia at the Battle of Navarino
HMS_Curzon_(K513)
Scottish-born naval officer (1747–1792)
privateers, Monsieur and Granville. When the squadron was only a few days out of Groix, Monsieur separated because of a disagreement between her captain and Jones
John_Paul_Jones
2001 film by Stephanie Black
(archive footage) 2004 Festival International du Film Insulaire, Ole de Groix, Special Jury Prize 2004 Paris Human Rights Film Festival, Special Jury
Life_and_Debt
Gourin 56067 56390 Grand-Champ 56068 56120 La Grée-Saint-Laurent 56069 56590 Groix 56070 56120 Guégon 56071 56420 Guéhenno 56072 56920 Gueltas 56073 56160
Communes of the Morbihan department
Communes_of_the_Morbihan_department
1795 invasion of France by counterrevolutionaries
Glénan on 23 June 1795, but was forced to retire quickly towards the île de Groix and lost two ships of the line. Linois lost an eye in this encounter, and
Invasion_of_France_(1795)
Ship of the line of the French Navy
was renamed Peuple; a month later, on 23 June she fought in the Battle of Groix as Villaret's flagship. Returning to Lorient three days later, she was officially
French_ship_Océan_(1790)
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
Saumarez, Orion took part in the defeat of the French fleet at the Battle of Groix off Lorient on 22 June. In October 1795 Orion recaptured the merchantman
HMS_Orion_(1787)
Royal Navy officer and politician (1726–1814)
the inconclusive Battle of Groix against the French under Rear Admiral Louis Thomas Villaret de Joyeuse off the Île de Groix and captured three ships.
Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport
Alexander_Hood,_1st_Viscount_Bridport
Ramonet et du Gros-Rocher (redoute) (Belle-Île) Haut-Grognon et Surville (Groix) Crozon, Landaoudec et Toulbroc'h (Brest) Hève (batterie) (Le Havre) Crèche
Fort_du_Mont_Bart
Royal Navy officer (1757–1836)
where he took part in the defeat of the French fleet at the Battle of Groix off Lorient on 22 June. Orion was one of the ships sent to reinforce Sir
James Saumarez, 1st Baron de Saumarez
James_Saumarez,_1st_Baron_de_Saumarez
Historical fort around Paris
Ramonet et du Gros-Rocher (redoute) (Belle-Île) Haut-Grognon et Surville (Groix) Crozon, Landaoudec et Toulbroc'h (Brest) Hève (batterie) (Le Havre) Crèche
Fort_de_Sucy
Fortification complex near Briançon, French
Ramonet et du Gros-Rocher (redoute) (Belle-Île) Haut-Grognon et Surville (Groix) Crozon, Landaoudec et Toulbroc'h (Brest) Hève (batterie) (Le Havre) Crèche
Fort_de_l'Infernet
Commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France
Gacilly Gâvres Gestel Gourhel Gourin Grand-Champ La Grée-Saint-Laurent Groix Guégon Guéhenno Gueltas Guémené-sur-Scorff Guénin Guer Guern Le Guerno Guidel
Caden
several French privateers and other vessels, and fought at the Battle of Groix. She disappeared with all hands in the Caribbean in 1800, presumably having
HMS_Babet
1794 battle of the War of the First Coalition
significant British victories at the Glorious First of June and the Battle of Groix, in the Royal Navy campaign against the French fleet at Brest. In February
Action_of_6_November_1794
Groix. Les thoniers, soleil couchant
List of paintings by Paul Signac
List_of_paintings_by_Paul_Signac
of Jablines Les-Longues-Raies was made of amphibolite from the island of Groix in southern Morbihan, proves trade with local Mesolithic communities. The
Prehistory_of_Brittany
Commune in Brittany, France
Gacilly Gâvres Gestel Gourhel Gourin Grand-Champ La Grée-Saint-Laurent Groix Guégon Guéhenno Gueltas Guémené-sur-Scorff Guénin Guer Guern Le Guerno Guidel
Questembert
Part of the War of the First Coalition
Helder Great Winter Gulf of Roses 2nd Genoa Western Approaches Brittany Groix Hyères Islands Levant Convoy Saldanha Bay Newfoundland Ireland Bay of Biscay
Siege_of_Toulon_(1793)
Ethnic group in France
settled in the region. For instance, 10% of the population of Groix Island (île de Groix) is of Portuguese descent. Radio Alfa, Portuguese-speaking radio
Portuguese_in_France
List of ships with the same or similar names
Bay, 1672 Schooneveld, 1673 Texel, 1675 Barfleur, 1692 Chesapeake, 1781 Groix, 1795 Copenhagen, 1801 Marengo, 1806 Crimea, 1854−55 Dardanelles, 1915 Atlantic
HMS_London
Commune in Brittany, France
Gacilly Gâvres Gestel Gourhel Gourin Grand-Champ La Grée-Saint-Laurent Groix Guégon Guéhenno Gueltas Guémené-sur-Scorff Guénin Guer Guern Le Guerno Guidel
Caudan
French Navy officer
served on the frigate Fraternité, on which he took part in the Battle of Groix on 23 June 1795 under Lieutenant Florinville. He then served on the brig-aviso
Jean-Michel_Mahé
March 2015. Its seat is in Lorient. It consists of the following communes: Groix Lorient (partly) "Décret n° 2014-215 du 21 février 2014 portant délimitation
Canton_of_Lorient-2
Joyeuse Victory: KD Great Britain: William Cornwallis France: Battle of Groix 1795-06-23 Defeat: French Republic: Joyeuse Victory: KD Great Britain: Hood
Naval campaigns, operations and battles of the French Revolutionary Wars
Naval_campaigns,_operations_and_battles_of_the_French_Revolutionary_Wars
Commune in Brittany, France
Gacilly Gâvres Gestel Gourhel Gourin Grand-Champ La Grée-Saint-Laurent Groix Guégon Guéhenno Gueltas Guémené-sur-Scorff Guénin Guer Guern Le Guerno Guidel
Lignol,_Morbihan
Commune in Brittany, France
Gacilly Gâvres Gestel Gourhel Gourin Grand-Champ La Grée-Saint-Laurent Groix Guégon Guéhenno Gueltas Guémené-sur-Scorff Guénin Guer Guern Le Guerno Guidel
Cruguel
Commune in Brittany, France
Gacilly Gâvres Gestel Gourhel Gourin Grand-Champ La Grée-Saint-Laurent Groix Guégon Guéhenno Gueltas Guémené-sur-Scorff Guénin Guer Guern Le Guerno Guidel
Pluherlin
Commune in Brittany, France
Gacilly Gâvres Gestel Gourhel Gourin Grand-Champ La Grée-Saint-Laurent Groix Guégon Guéhenno Gueltas Guémené-sur-Scorff Guénin Guer Guern Le Guerno Guidel
Nivillac
Breton water-fairy
the names of some megaliths in Côtes-d'Armor, as well as the island of Groix in Morbihan and the lighthouse of La Vieille. The origin of those fairies
Groac'h
British Navy surveyor
HMS London, in September 1794. Serving in Lord Bridport's fleet at the Battle of Groix on 23 June 1795 and during the 1797 Spithead mutiny, he was promoted to
William_Symonds
Royal Navy officer (1761–1797)
was succeeded by Lord Bridport. He commanded his ship at the Battle of Groix in 1795, earning private praise for his courage in leading his ship whilst
Andrew_Snape_Douglas
French Navy officer and colonial administrator (1761–1848)
Fleet. The following year, in June, he was captured again at the Battle of Groix, when his ship was one of the three rearmost in Villaret's withdrawing squadron
Charles-Alexandre Léon Durand Linois
Charles-Alexandre_Léon_Durand_Linois
000 visitors), generate significant economic spin-offs for their regions. Groix marina. Golf near Rennes. Aquarium de l'Océanopolis de Brest. A concentration
Tourism_in_Brittany
Munitions submerged in water, their risks, and management
November 30, 2007, by the Breton trawler l'Alcatraz from Lorient, 11 km from Groix island, which justified the displacement of 4 diver-deminers. The latter
Submerged_munitions
Military fortification in the Fortified Sector of Maubeuge
Ramonet et du Gros-Rocher (redoute) (Belle-Île) Haut-Grognon et Surville (Groix) Crozon, Landaoudec et Toulbroc'h (Brest) Hève (batterie) (Le Havre) Crèche
Ouvrage_Boussois
commanding officer, Lieutenant de vaisseau (Ship-of-the-Line Lieutenant) L. V. Groix, later received a commendation for Sfax′s performance off Norway. German
French_submarine_Sfax
Commune in Brittany, France
Gacilly Gâvres Gestel Gourhel Gourin Grand-Champ La Grée-Saint-Laurent Groix Guégon Guéhenno Gueltas Guémené-sur-Scorff Guénin Guer Guern Le Guerno Guidel
Ambon,_Morbihan
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