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The French Navy is affectionately known as La Royale ("the Royal"). The reason for this nickname is uncertain. Speculation includes: it might be for its traditional attachment to the French monarchy; because, before being named "nationale", the Navy had been named "royale" (the navy did not sport the royal titles common with other European navies like the British Royal Navy); or simply because ...
In Canada, French naval music has affected the traditions of Canadian navy bands. French navy bands in the country date back to the era of New France. [24] Musical units were primarily attached to the Compagnies Franches de la Marine and the Troupes de la marine, the former of which maintained two drums (tambour) and a fife.
Mediterranean campaign of 1798 of the French Revolutionary Wars: Second Battle of Algeciras: 1801-07-12 1801-07-13 Kingdom of Spain United Kingdom Kingdom of Portugal: Defeat Anglo-Spanish War (1796–1808) & War of the Second Coalition of French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Cape Finisterre: 1805-07-22 1805-07-22 Kingdom of Spain United ...
18th-century history of the French Navy (3 P) A. Navy of the Ancien Régime (1 C, 12 P) F. Free French Naval Forces (2 C, 4 P) French naval historians (12 P) M.
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Brennus, built in the late 19th century, was the first pre-dreadnought battleship of the French Navy. During this period, the French Navy experimented with the Jeune École, which emphasized cheap torpedo boats and cruisers instead of the expensive ironclad warships that had dominated naval construction in the 1860s and 1870s, and so the navy ordered a series of experimental designs to ...
This category contains historical naval battles fought as part of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars (1792–1815). Please see the category guidelines for more information. Subcategories
This is a list of French ships of the line of the period 1621–1870 (plus some from the period before 1621). Battlefleet units in the French Navy (Marine Royale before the French Revolution established a republic) were categorised as vaisseaux (literally "vessels") as distinguished from lesser warships such as frigates (frégates).