The Battle of Sadras was the first of five largely indecisive naval battles fought between a British fleet (under Admiral Sir Edward Hughes) and a French...

Officer Morard de Galles assumed command. After the battle, Suffren gave command of Annibal to Captain Bernard Boudin de Tromelin. Sadras, Providien, Negapatam...

School. Ernst Jünger (1895 – 1998). Susanne Langer (1895–1985). Georges Bataille (1897–1962). Julius Evola (1898 – 1974). Herbert Marcuse (1898–1979). Frankfurt...

the way. Hughes raised anchor and sailed after Suffren. In the Battle of Sadras, both fleets suffered damage without loss of ships, but the French were...

included not only Sartre and Merleau-Ponty, but Raymond Queneau, Georges Bataille, Louis Althusser, André Breton, and Jacques Lacan. A selection from Being...

former captain, Lieutenant de Ruyter took command of Pourvoyeuse. Morard commanded Petit Annibal in the Battle of Sadras on 17 February 1782, the Battle...

January 25 St Kitts – British under Hood defeat French under de Grasse 17 February Sadras – First fierce but indecisive fight between French under Suffren...

to Suffren. He died on 9 February 1782, a few days before the Battle of Sadras. Charles Cunat compares d'Orves to Tronjoli in that they both failed to...

Chilleau was appointed to the 64-gun Sphinx. He took part in the Battle of Sadras on 17 February 1782, the Battle of Providien on 12 April 1782, the Battle...

distinguished herself at the Battle of Sadras. She was present at the battles of Negapatam under Captain Armand de Saint-Félix. In July 1782, in the wake...