What the records say
- When
- 3 Jul 1759 – 5 Jul 1759
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 49.44° N, 0.14° E
- Description
- 1759 military operation
- Naval
- yes
Le Havre raid
1759 battle of the Seven Years' War
The Le Havre raid was a two-day naval bombardment of the French port of Le Havre early in July 1759 by a Royal Navy fleet under Rear-Admiral of the Blue George Rodney during the Seven Years' War, which succeeded in its aim of destroying many of the invasion barges being gathered there for the planned French invasion of Britain.
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