Sir Cloudesley Shovell, amiral de la Flotte britannique : engagement patriotique, sacrifice héroïque, mensonge historique

Cloudesley Shovell, a British admiral of the early 18th century was at the head of the British Fleet in 1707 during the Siege of Toulon (War of the Spanish Succession). On their way back home, the four warships of the Fleet hit rocks in the Scilly Islands. All the members of the crew perished. This...

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Main Author: Hélène PALMA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Laboratoire d’Etudes et de Recherches sur le Monde Anglophone (LERMA) 2016-12-01
Series:E-REA
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/erea/5621