Raid on Lorient

Name: Raid on Lorient
Start: 1746-09-29
End: 1746-10-10

29 Sep 1746 – 10 Oct 1746 · 47.75° N, 3.37° W

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When: 29 Sep 1746 – 10 Oct 1746
Kind: Siege
Coordinates: 47.75° N, 3.37° W
Description: 1746 British attempt to capture the town during the War of the Austrian Succession

Raid on Lorient

1746 British attempt to capture the town

The raid on Lorient was a British amphibious operation in the region around the town of Lorient from 29 September to 10 October 1746 during the War of the Austrian Succession. It was planned as an attempt to force the French to withdraw their forces from Flanders to reinforce their own coast.

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War of the Austrian Succession16 Dec 1740 · War

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