1 June 1794, 220 years ago, 400 miles west of Ushant, the first major fleet action of the Revolutionary Wars was fought between two huge British and French squadrons, known as the Glorious First of June or Bataille du 13 prairial an 2 or simply as the Third Battle of Ushant.
![The British Fleet off Kronborg Castle, Elsinore, 28 March 1801 [before the Battle of Copenhagen] - National Maritime Museum Pocock, Nicholas 1810 Maritime Museum, Battle, Drawings](https://i.pinimg.com/236x/61/ea/77/61ea77d45712d46ca61614c2b0d73b2f--naval-history-maritime-museum.jpg)
