Meanwhile, during the summer of 1885, nearly thirty French warships from the Far East Squadron rode peacefully at anchor off Makung: the largest concentration of French naval power ever seen in the Far East.
Nearly thirty French warships from the Far East Squadron rode peacefully at anchor off Makung: the largest concentration of French naval power. This was during the summer of 1885. This was meanwhile. This French naval power was ever seen in the Far East.