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Territorial defence
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1793 - Island of Aix (17) - Citizen General Montalembert fears an attack by the Royal Navy
17 May 2007, by Pierre
The marquis Marc-René de Montalembert (79 years old, born in Angouleme in 1714, creator of the foundry (guns for ships) of Ruelle (16) in 1750), and now "citizen General" of revolutionary armies, writes to the "citizen Minister" of War about the lack of defenses of the Island of Aix, where people fears an attack by the Royal Navy.
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1809 - Battle of Aix Roads - The odyssey of HMS Regulus
15 July 2007, by Pierre
The Battle of Aix Roads was a naval engagement during the Napoleonic Wars that took place during the 11th and 19th April 1809 when a British fleet under the command of Admiral Gambier launched a fire ship attack against a French squadron in the Aix Roads.