Black Seas: French Navy Fleet (1770 - 1830)The French Navy has a history of highs and lows, both in terms of successes in battle and in the number and quality of its ships. In the mid 1700s, after the defeats of the Seven Years War, the French Navy was at a nadir. However, due to the efforts of Louis XV and later Louis XVI, France rebuilt and reinforced its fleets with well designed and well built ships. Why sail the French Navy? Though French gunnery and training had formally equalled that of