This increase of the French navy may be traced back to the publication of a pamphlet written in 1844 by the Prince of Joinville, ... 51 3 270 20 1,800 15,250. 10 756 11 880 5,450. Frigates, screw ...

A comprehensive account of French naval activities. Admiral Auphan served as Chief of Naval Operations and Minister of the Navy in the first months of the Vichy régime. A translation of "La Marine ...

French privateers and the newly reformed U.S. Navy fought in the Quasi War. "Despite these effective U.S. military operations, however, the French seized some 2,000 U.S. vessels during this ...

The Battle of the Capes, known to the French Navy as the Battle of the Chesapeake, was a strategically significant naval engagement fought on Sept. 5, 1781.