What the records say
- When
- 7 Aug 1758 – 16 Aug 1758
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 49.64° N, 1.63° W
- Description
- 1758 military operation
Cherbourg raid
1758 raid of the Seven Years' War
The Cherbourg raid took place from 7 to 16 August 1758 during the Seven Years' War, when a British force was landed on the coast of France by the Royal Navy to attack the town of Cherbourg as part of the British government's policy of "descents" on the French coast.
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