Atlantic campaign of May–June 1794

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military operation naval campaign

The Atlantic campaign of May–June 1794 was a major naval operation during the French Revolutionary Wars in which British and French fleets clashed over control of vital grain convoys crossing the Atlantic.

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Label	Occurrences
Atlantic campaign of 1794–1795	1
Atlantic campaign of May–June 1794 canonical	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military operation ⓘ naval campaign ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Atlantic campaign leading to the Glorious First of June NERFINISHED ⓘ Atlantic campaign of 1794 NERFINISHED ⓘ
belligerent	French First Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
cause	French need to secure imported grain during wartime shortages ⓘ
combatantCommander	George Montagu NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Thomas Villaret de Joyeuse NERFINISHED ⓘ Pierre Jean Van Stabel NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Howe NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Pasley NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict	French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ
countryInvolved	France ⓘ Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ
endDate	1794-06 ⓘ
followedBy	subsequent Atlantic campaigns of the French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ
hasPart	Action of 1 June 1794 NERFINISHED ⓘ Action of 23 April 1794 NERFINISHED ⓘ Action of 29 May 1794 NERFINISHED ⓘ Action of 30 May 1794 NERFINISHED ⓘ Action of 31 May 1794 NERFINISHED ⓘ Glorious First of June NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Age of Sail NERFINISHED ⓘ
involves	British Channel Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ French Atlantic Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ grain convoy from the United States to France ⓘ
location	Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Bay of Biscay NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Approaches NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableShip	HMS Bellerophon NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Brunswick NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Leviathan NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Marlborough NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Queen Charlotte NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Royal George NERFINISHED ⓘ Montagne NERFINISHED ⓘ Vengeur du Peuple NERFINISHED ⓘ
objective	interception of French grain convoy by the Royal Navy ⓘ protection of French grain convoy from the Americas ⓘ
opposedBy	British naval blockade strategy ⓘ
outcomeDetail	British fleet captured or sank several French ships of the line ⓘ French grain convoy reached France largely intact ⓘ
partOf	War of the First Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	Atlantic naval operations of early 1794 NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	strategic French victory ⓘ tactical British victory at the Glorious First of June ⓘ
startDate	1794-05 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Glorious First of June → campaign → Atlantic campaign of May–June 1794 ⓘ

Battle of Groix → partOf → Atlantic campaign of May–June 1794 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atlantic campaign of 1794–1795