Capture of Belle Île

Name: Capture of Belle Île
Start: 1761-04-07
End: 1761-06-08

7 Apr 1761 – 8 Jun 1761 · 47.35° N, 3.15° W

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When: 7 Apr 1761 – 8 Jun 1761
Kind: Battle
Coordinates: 47.35° N, 3.15° W
Description: 1761 military operation

Capture of Belle Île

1761 battle of the Seven Years' War

The capture of Belle Île was a British amphibious expedition to capture the French island of Belle Île off the Brittany coast in 1761, during the Seven Years' War. After an initial British attack was repulsed, a second attempt under General Studholme Hodgson forced a beachhead.

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Seven Years' War17 May 1756 · War

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