... against them. This meant Britain had to take action. In 1793, Britain declared war on France. After this, a military man named Lazare Hoche, he planned a three pronged attack. He planned to attack Ireland in hope that they would rebel against Britain and have their freedom. He planned to send ships to north England to get support for the revolution and to distract British troops. The third part of the plan was to send troops to Bristol; they planned to burn the city to the ground. The first and second plans failed due to bad weather. The third plan went ahead, it is not known why Lazare Hoche went ahead with the third plan, maybe he didn't mind if William Tate got killed. The third plan was to travel up the Bristol Channel, land in Bristol then burn the city to the ground. As the French fleet approached the ...

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