Chapter X: Battle of Cape La Hague. A. D. 1692

Louis XIV Prepares to Attack England, to Seat James II on the
Throne; Count de Tourville in Command of the French Fleet; Sketch
of his Life; He is Ordered to Sail from Brest; Bad Weather;
Arrogance of Pontchartrain, the Minister of Marine; Tourville
meets a Powerful English and Dutch Fleet; Bravery of the Soleil
Royal, the French Flag-ship; A Fog Ends the Fight; Louis XIV
Compliments Tourville on his Gallant Defence Against Such Great
Odds; Bestows the Title of Field Marshal on Him. I-157