French ship Soleil Royal (1670) French ship Soleil Royal (1670) Soleil Royal ("Royal Sun") was a French 104-gun ship of the line, flagship of Admiral Tourville. She was built in Brest between 1668 and 1670 by engineer Laurent Hubac, was launched in 1669, and stayed unused in Brest harbour for years. She was recommissioned with 112 guns and 1200 men when the Nine Years' War broke out in 1688 as the flagship of the "escadre du Ponant" (squadron of the West). She was said to be a good sailing ship and her decorations were amongst the most beautiful and elaborate of all baroque flagships. The
Cité Soleil raid of 2007 Cité Soleil raid of 2007 The Cité Soleil raid of 2007 began on February 10, 2007 in the Cité Soleil district of Port-au-Prince, capital city of Haiti. It was intended to crack down on a notorious gang leader called "Evans". The raid was part of the United Nations Stabilisation Mission in Haiti. The raid started in the early morning of the 9th of February when 700 UN troops accompanied by 34 Armored personnel carriers assaulted the slums of Cité Soleil, which is controlled by several gangs. When the UN troops entered the area they were ambushed and a battle was