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2 unusual facts about Allemand's expedition of 1805


Allemand's expedition of 1805

He remained with the Atlantic fleet for the next two years and in 1808 commanded a second successful operation in the Atlantic, carrying reinforcements to the Mediterranean Fleet at Toulon.

In March 1805, the French Mediterranean Fleet sailed from Toulon under Vice-Admiral Pierre-Charles Villeneuve for an extended cruise to the West Indies, ultimately under orders to link with the French Atlantic Fleet based at Brest.


Allemand

Allemande, an instrumental dance form in Baroque music or a movement in square dancing

Elbling, German wine grape that is also known as Allemand

Michel Gueranger

1975 – Guéranger founds the group SPACE with Jean Allemand and Maxime Defert.

Radio Paris

Its broadcasts were pitched directly against the BBC broadcasts of Radio Londres by Free French figures like Pierre Dac, who sang the taunting refrain, Radio Paris ment, Radio Paris ment, Radio Paris est allemand ("Radio Paris lies, Radio Paris lies, Radio Paris is German"), to the tune of La Cucaracha.

Spring Creek Raid

On the night of April 2, the sheepherder Joe Allemand and four of his associates were encamped along Spring Creek, near the town of Ten Sleep, when a group of seven masked cattlemen attacked them.


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