La Hogue
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
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What Has Changed in the Last Century
The battle Collier's described in 1921 still stands as narrated: Tourville's outnumbered fleet was beaten off Barfleur and a dozen or more French ships burned in the shallows by Rooke's boat crews while James II watched from shore. Two small corrections have settled since: the date is 19 May only by the English Old Style calendar, 29 May 1692 on the Continental one, and the engagement is now usually called the Battle of Barfleur and La Hougue rather than simply La Hogue. Collier's odd label for Edward Russell as "the Jacobite Admiral" reflects his real secret correspondence with James's exiled court, but he fought as William III's commander and modern accounts describe him as such. The place itself, now spelled Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue, has gained a distinction the entry could not foresee: its Vauban coastal towers were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list in 2008.
Written for this edition, 2026.