{"slug": "toulon", "label": "Toulon", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toulon", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44160", "qid": "Q44160", "description": "commune of France", "entries": 10, "years": 9, "span": [1178, 1911], "span_label": ["1178 CE", "1911 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 4}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 3}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 2}, {"title": "Disasters & Accidents", "count": 1}], "also_known_as": [], "related": [{"slug": "france", "label": "France", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "napoleon", "label": "Napoleon", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "saracen", "label": "Saracen", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "balearic-islands", "label": "Balearic Islands", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "lerins-abbey", "label": "Lérins Abbey", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "royal-navy", "label": "Royal Navy", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "benedictines", "label": "Benedictines", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "provence", "label": "Provence", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "cistercians", "label": "Cistercians", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "louis-xii", "label": "Louis XII", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1178, "year_label": "1178 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "July 17", "text": "July 17 – Saracen pirates, from the Balearic Islands, raid the Cistercian monastery of Saint Honorat on the Lérins Islands, and the city of Toulon, killing an estimated 300 and taking captives. The surviving captives are freed from the Balearic Islands in 1185.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362170417#Europe", "title": "1178", "revid": 1362170417, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1197, "year_label": "1197 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Saracen pirates, from the Balearic Islands, raid the city of Toulon in Provence, and the Benedictine monastery of Saint Honorat, on the Lérins Islands.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371224721#Europe", "title": "1197", "revid": 1371224721, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1513, "year_label": "1513 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "Unknown - Louis XII commissions the Tour Royale in Toulon", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1353736269#Events", "title": "1513 in France", "revid": 1353736269, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1579, "year_label": "1579 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "April 10", "text": "April 10 – In the village of Cuers in France, near Toulon rebel peasants kill 600 nobles and upper-class gentlemen of the Catholic League serving the Count of Carces.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362792771#April–June", "title": "1579", "revid": 1362792771, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1579, "year_label": "1579 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "April 10", "text": "April 10 – In the village of Cuers in France, near Toulon rebelled. Peasants killed around 600 nobles and upper-class gentlemen of the Catholic League serving the Count of Carces.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1353736757#Events", "title": "1579 in France", "revid": 1353736757, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1793, "year_label": "1793 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "September 18", "text": "18 September-18 December – French Revolutionary Wars: Siege of Toulon – Admiral Hood's squadron of Royal Navy ships supporting French Royalists is forced to withdraw from Toulon after a successful siege by Napoleon, taking a number of French ships – including the Lutine – with them.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1331875915#July_to_September", "title": "1793 in France", "revid": 1331875915, "section": "Events › July to September"}}, {"year": 1798, "year_label": "1798 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "May 9", "text": "May 9 – Napoleon sets off for Toulon, sailing aboard Vice-Admiral Brueys's flagship L'Orient; his squadron is part of a larger fleet of over 300 vessels, carrying almost 37,000 troops.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366050846#January–June", "title": "1798", "revid": 1366050846, "section": "Events › January–June"}}, {"year": 1799, "year_label": "1799 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "June 18", "text": "June 18 – French Revolutionary Wars: Action of 18 June 1799 – A French frigate squadron, under Rear-admiral Perrée, is captured by the British fleet under Lord Keith, off Toulon.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370057226#April–June", "title": "1799", "revid": 1370057226, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1815, "year_label": "1815 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "May 1", "text": "1 May - Explorer Jules Dumont d'Urville marries Adèle Dumont D'Urville (née Pepin) in Toulon.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1331878474#Events", "title": "1815 in France", "revid": 1331878474, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1911, "year_label": "1911 CE", "section": "Disasters & Accidents", "date": "September 25", "text": "September 25 – French battleship Liberté explodes at anchor in Toulon, France, killing around 300 onboard and in the surrounding area.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373497014#September", "title": "1911", "revid": 1373497014, "section": "Events › September"}}]}