ARP194 Battle of Ushant

<p>British Admiral Augustus Keppel and French Admiral Louis Guillouet, the comte d'Orvilliers lead fleets into the Atlantic.  Each hope to destroy the other's fleet.</p> <p>After a relatively inconclusive battle at sea both battered fleets return to port.  Disputes between top officers end careers on both sides.  British Admirals Keppel and Palliser create a rift that divides naval officers and political leaders for a generation.</p> <p>Visit my site at <a href='https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2021/03/arp194-battle-of-ushant.html'>https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com</a> for more text, pictures, maps, and sources on this topic.</p> <p>Book Recommendation of the Week: Syrett, David <a href='https://www.amazon.com/dp/1570032386/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ll1&tag=amrevpodcast-20&linkId=b982ee3f55a87c34ee1b696b91924478&language=en_US'>The Royal Navy in European Waters During the American Revolutionary War</a>, Univ. of South Carolina Press, 1998</p> <p>Online Recommendation of the Week: <a href='https://archive.org/details/trialhonourable00blangoog'>The Trial of the Honourable Augustus Keppel, Admiral of the Blue Squadron: At a Court Martial</a>, <a href='https://archive.org/details/trialhonourable00blangoog'>https://archive.org/details/trialhonourable00blangoog</a></p> <p>Follow the podcast on Twitter <a href='https://twitter.com/AmRevPodcast'>@AmRevPodcast</a></p> <p>Join the <a href='https://www.facebook.com/groups/132651894048271'>Facebook group</a>, or follow the <a href='https://www.facebook.com/AmRevPodcast'>Facebook Page</a> for American Revolution Podcast. </p> <p>American Revolution Podcast mail list: <a href='https://mailchi.mp/d3445a9cd244/american-revolution-podcast-by-michael-troy'>https://mailchi.mp/d3445a9cd244/american-revolution-podcast-by-michael-troy</a></p> <p>Support this podcast on <a href='https://www.patreon.com/user?u=15621839'>Patreon</a> or via <a href='http://paypal.me/AmRevPodcast'>PayPal</a>.</p> <p>Find more books at <a href='https://bookshop.org/shop/arp'>https://booksh