Editing Glorious First of June (section)

===France===
In France the revolutionary principles of {{lang|fr|égalité}} precluded extensive awards, but Villaret was promoted to vice-admiral on 27 September 1794<ref name=levot544>Levot, p.544</ref> and other minor awards were distributed to the admirals of the fleet. In addition the fleet's officers took part in a celebratory parade from Brest to Paris, accompanying the recently arrived food supplies. The role of [[French ship Vengeur du Peuple|''Vengeur du Peuple'']] was mythified by [[Bertrand Barère]], giving birth to an exalted legend. Opinion in France concerning the battle's outcome was divided; while many celebrated Saint-André's exaggerated accounts of victory in ''Le Moniteur'', senior naval officers disagreed. Among the dissenters was the highly experienced but recently dismissed Admiral [[Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec|Kerguelen]]. Kerguelen was disgusted by Villaret's failure to renew the battle after he had reformed his squadron, and felt that the French fleet could have been successful tactically as well as strategically if only Villaret had made greater efforts to engage the remains of Howe's fleet.{{sfn|James |2002|pp=174–175}} The French Navy had suffered its worst losses in a single day since the [[Battle of La Hogue]] in 1692.{{sfn|Rodger |2004|p=430}}

Ultimately the revolutionary excesses of the period would prove disastrous for the French Navy. Poor leadership, conflicting and arbitrary orders and the decimation of the experienced seamen in the ranks promoted a negative attitude in the French officer corps. The French battlefleet did not contest British dominance in Northern European waters again, and their raiding operations repeatedly ended in failure at the hands of more confident British squadrons and the unforgiving Atlantic weather. By 1805, when the last great French fleet to take to the sea was crushed at the [[Battle of Trafalgar]], poor training and low investment in the Navy had reduced its efficiency to levels unthinkable 20&nbsp;years earlier.{{sfn|Padfield |2000|p=163}}