text: After the defeat at Ponte Novu Bridge , the army of Pasquale Paoli , sometimes called `` the father of Corsica '' , helped by the fleet of Horatio Nelson , reconquered Saint-Florent in 1794 during the brief Anglo-Corsican rule .
simplified: After the defeat at Ponte Novu Bridge , the army of Pasquale Paoli , helped by Horatio Nelson , reconquered Saint-Florent in 1793 during the brief Anglo-Corsican rule .