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Glorious First of June
A Dictionary of British History
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Glorious First of June, 1794. An Anglo‐French naval battle fought some 400 miles out in the Atlantic from the Breton peninsula, which shelters the French naval base of Brest. Lord
Howe's strategy was to watch Brest from Torbay. The battle's immediate cause was Villaret de Joyeuse's evasion of Howe in order to cover a 117–strong convoy bound for Brest from America with 67,000 barrels of wheat flour for the critically under‐provided French capital. By a brilliant chase in foggy conditions, Howe intercepted the French, taking six ships prize and sinking another. But the convoy from America reached Brest unscathed on 15 June.
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 "Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK)")
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Torbay must keep vital train services ; A poor train service costs Torbay up to 400,000 visitors a year - and the situation is only going to get worse.
Newspaper article from: Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK); 6/23/2009; 700+ words
; A poor train service costs Torbay up to 400,000 visitors a year - and the situation...the trains run by First Great Western between Torbay and London Paddington meet the requirements of Torbay tourism, at the same time ordering South West...
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Mayoral vision needs Torbay's naysayers to change their tune If saturday's sample of letters in response to the report on the Mayor's Vision is representative of the people of Torbay we are in deep trouble.
Newspaper article from: Herald Express (Torquay UK); 10/17/2007; 700+ words
; ...Vision is representative of the people of Torbay we are in deep trouble. I was lucky enough...those who want to create a new and dynamic Torbay are as enthusiastic and vociferous as...Langs Road Preston I FIRST got to know Torbay in 1944. We spent our two weeks holiday...
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A 'good' result for Torbay youth offending service across the board Torbay's Youth Offending Service (YOS) has been assessed as a 'good' service in an inspection report published this week.
Newspaper article from: Herald Express (Torquay UK); 5/19/2007; 700+ words
; Torbay's Youth Offending Service (YOS) has...published this week. The service comprises the Torbay Youth Offending Team (YOT), the Youth...The YOT team includes professionals from Torbay Council children's services, police...
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Low wages in Torbay? It came as no surprise to us I was astonished to read in the Herald Express (July 20) that the low- wages crisis in Torbay has come as a shock to the mayor, Nick Bye.
Newspaper article from: Herald Express (Torquay UK); 7/27/2007; 700+ words
; ...July 20) that the low-wages crisis in Torbay has come as a shock to the mayor, Nick Bye. It is because of the low wages in Torbay that the Liberal Democrats have been campaigning...compete with Eastern European workers. What Torbay needs is the South Devon link road to...
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'We'll fight merger tooth and nail' ; If torbay stays the same size in the upcoming council boundary reshuffle it will be left as one of the smallest authorities in the South West.
Newspaper article from: Herald Express (Torquay UK); 3/28/2008; 700+ words
; If torbay stays the same size in the upcoming council boundary...review is 'starting with a clean sheet', Paul Lucas, Torbay Council's strategic director told members of the Torbay Strategic Partnership yesterday. As revealed by the...
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Torbay move into drop zone ; Torbay Hockey Club 1st XI's Premier Division Two status is hanging by a thread after an exciting but ultimately frustrating 4-4 West & South Wales League draw with fellow strugglers Firebrands at Shiphay.
Newspaper article from: Herald Express (Torquay UK); 3/11/2008; 601 words
; Torbay Hockey Club 1st XI's Premier Division...Firebrands at Shiphay. The result dropped Torbay into the bottom-two, and they must now...furious match played in the right spirit. Torbay confirmed a bright start when they took...
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Why we believe in the Bay ; We are entering an exciting period for Torbay where there is a growing ambition for real change, a confidence that this can be brought about and a belief that it can deliver real benefits in terms of jobs and prosperity.
Newspaper article from: Herald Express (Torquay UK); 11/12/2007; 700+ words
; ...We are entering an exciting period for Torbay where there is a growing ambition for...benefits in terms of jobs and prosperity. Torbay is an important part of the South West...However it is acknowledged that the Torbay economy, when compared with the South...
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Shock as agency boss Morgan quits Torbay Development Agency's chief executive has resigned from his post among rumours that the body is set for major reorganisation.
Newspaper article from: Herald Express (Torquay UK); 10/24/2007; 700+ words
; Torbay Development Agency's chief executive has...the body is set for major reorganisation. Torbay Council announced yesterday that Richard...been at the forefront of many projects in Torbay including Beacon Quay regeneration, the...
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Games guide success for Bay ; Torbay won 'gold' yesterday when the Government announced its list of successful applicants included in the official 2012 Olympics brochure.
Newspaper article from: Herald Express (Torquay UK); 3/4/2008; 700+ words
; Torbay won 'gold' yesterday when the Government...out was finally made yesterday at noon. Torbay applied to have nine sports included in...guide. Gordon Oliver, joint chairman of Torbay Olympics Committee, said: "It's a great...
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Your future: A climate of change? ; Torbay could have more predictable, longer and hotter summers giving the tourist industry a boost if global warming predictions come true, a new report reveals.
Newspaper article from: Herald Express (Torquay UK); 2/29/2008; 700+ words
; Torbay could have more predictable, longer and...positives being predicted for the future of Torbay's climate if nothing is done to combat...mosquitoes by 2050 and the loss of beaches. Torbay Council has drafted the very first Climate...
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Torbay
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Torbay city (1991 pop. 54,430) and district, Devon, SW England. The district...implements from the Paleolithic period. An annual yachting regatta is held at Torbay, which also serves as a conference and retirement center.
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Glorious Revolution
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
...army. However, William was promised that most of its officers would defect. When this happened soon after William landed at Torbay on 5 November James found that he could not fight a battle. William moved on London unopposed while his adherents took over...
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revolution of 1688
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Irish History
...x2013;94). Acting on the invitation of leading subjects hostile to James's religious policies, William landed at Torbay, Devon, with 15,000 men on 5 November. He and Mary were declared joint sovereigns on 13 February 1689. In England the...
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League of Augsburg, War of the (1688–1697)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
...and his ministers did nothing to block the invasion of England by William, the stadtholder of the Dutch Republic. Landing at Torbay in November 1688, William's forces rapidly undermined any resistance on behalf of James, and by December, William and his...
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Paignton
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Paignton see Torbay .
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