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Quartidi 4 Pluviôse

Quartidi 4 Pluviôse, jour du perce-neige
snow-flower day

Calendrier Militaire

Year II

Army of Var
As the French troops come near; the English leave the Hyères islands.

Comments

According to a legend, on 5 Pluviôse III (23 January 1795), Pichegru's cavalrymen reportedly captured Netherland's fleet, immobilized by the frozen sea. We note that the Calendrier Militaire does not mention this fact.

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