French Atlantic Fleet

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formation of the French Navy naval fleet

The French Atlantic Fleet was the principal naval force of Revolutionary and Napoleonic France operating in the Atlantic Ocean, notably opposing the British Royal Navy in major late 18th-century sea battles.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	formation of the French Navy ⓘ naval fleet ⓘ
activeDuring	French Revolutionary Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ
commandStructure	under command of French Navy admirals ⓘ
conflict	War of the First Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ War of the Fourth Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ War of the Second Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ War of the Sixth Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ War of the Third Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
era	Age of Sail ⓘ
garrisonLocation	Brest NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalContext	French Revolutionary period ⓘ Napoleonic era NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainBase	Brest NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableEngagement	Battle of Groix NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Trafalgar NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Nile NERFINISHED ⓘ Glorious First of June NERFINISHED ⓘ
operatedBy	French Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
operatedIn	Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ
opponent	British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposed	Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposedBy	Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	French Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryTheater	Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Bay of Biscay NERFINISHED ⓘ English Channel NERFINISHED ⓘ
role	blockade running ⓘ blue-water navy force ⓘ protection of French Atlantic trade routes ⓘ support of overseas expeditions ⓘ
secondaryBase	Lorient NERFINISHED ⓘ Rochefort NERFINISHED ⓘ
serviceBranch	Marine nationale NERFINISHED ⓘ
strategicObjective	challenge British naval supremacy in the Atlantic ⓘ secure French colonial and commercial interests in the Atlantic ⓘ
timePeriod	early 19th century ⓘ late 18th century ⓘ
typeOfWarshipUsed	corvette ⓘ frigate ⓘ gunboat ⓘ ship of the line ⓘ
usedBy	First French Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Revolutionary France NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Glorious First of June → combatant → French Atlantic Fleet ⓘ

Battle of Groix → fleetEngaged → French Atlantic Fleet ⓘ