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‚yhose artillery soon compelled the Knglish flect to aail away. The
‚e-capture of Toulon was mainly due to the skill of a young colonel of
artillery of whom we shall hear again— Napoleon Buonaparte. "The
war in Holland drazged slowly along during the year 1794, on the
whole without much advantage on either side; but in March 1795
the marked uumerical superiority of the French obliged our army to
seturn to England, Holland, now overrun by French armies, changed
jides, and was numbered anong the enemies of England. The latter
took her revenze by eapturing Dutch colonies both im the Kast and
in the West Indies, and at the Cape of (Tcod Hope,
31. Early in the yew 1796, Spain enterod the alliance against En-
zland, who now found herself compelled, single-handed, to confront
the combined fleets of France, Spain, and Holland, The
Coälition oolition was followed by Napoleon Buonaparte’s trium-
against RR . s
England. phant campaign in Italy, which resulted in the utter
overthrow of Austrian power in that country. Then
zaaıme g projeet for tho Invasion of Eugland by @ combination of the
anemies’ Meets,
32, "The proposed invasion came to nought. The Spanish fleet, de-
igned to play the chief part therein, was attacked off Cape St. Vin-
cent, on the south-west coast of Portugal, in February
ko 1797, by fiftem sail of the line under Admiral Jervis,
Vincent. with Horatio Nelson as second in command. The result
was a complete vietory for the Knglish, though they
were surpassed by the enemy both in £ho size and in the number of
ahips engaged. Nelson here gave signal proofs of the skill and bravery
yhich gained for him so high a place among our naval heroes,
33. In 1797, two mutinies, threatening serious results, broke out
ımong the seanıen of the British fleot. The first, occurring at the Spit-
head, was soon amicably suppressed through the inter-
MutinieS. u gion of Admiral Howe, who advised prompt conces-
siong to the disaffeeted sailors. 'Phe other, known as fhe Mutiny at
‘he Nore, was more alarming in its character, Headed by a man
named Parker, the mutineers seized a number of vessels and blockaded
the mouth of the Thames, Prompt action on the part of the authori-
tes convinced those directing the movement that actual resistance
would be perilous, Discipline was soon restored, after which Parker
and the other ringleaders were shot,
34. Three months after the Mutiny at the Nore, the English fleet
showed that its loyalty was undiminished, by gaining a
xJorious vietory over a Dutch naval force off Camper-
down, on the coast of Holland. "The English con mander
was Adıniral Duncan, who was raised to the peerage as
Barl of Camperdown,
2” "he year 1798 was marked "+ an attempt at revolution in Ire-
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