Action of 30 May 1798
{'<entity_0>': 'French Revolutionary Wars', '<entity_1>': 'Action of 30 May 1798', '<entity_2>': 'English Channel', '<entity_3>': 'Normandy', '<entity_4>': 'France', '<entity_5>': 'battle'}
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The <entity_1> was a minor naval engagement between a small British squadron and a small French squadron off the coast of <entity_3>, <entity_4> during the <entity_0>. The strategy was particularly effective in the <entity_2>, where the proximity of British bases and the importance in limiting the movements of the French invasion forces stationed around Boulogne focused British attention on the <entity_3> coast. The conduct of Lieutenant Lecolier was the subject of much criticism in <entity_4> after the <entity_5>; in the French history Victories et Conquêtes, Lecolier was accused of failing to support Pevrieux and grounding his ship while the outcome of the <entity_5> was still undecided.
['naval battle', 'battle']