Batalla

Capture of Gorée

dic 1758 · 14.67° N, 17.40° W

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dic 1758
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Batalla
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14.67° N, 17.40° W
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1758 battle

Capture of Gorée

1758 battle

The capture of Gorée occurred in December 1758 when a British naval expedition led by Augustus Keppel against the French island of Gorée off the coast of Senegal during the Seven Years' War. Keppel bombarded the fortress and then landed his marines to take possession. The French commander, Blaise Estoupan de Saint-Jean surrendered the fortress and the island.

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