What the records say
- When
- Sep 1757
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 45.94° N, 0.96° W
- Description
- 1757 military operation
- Naval
- yes
3 sources record it
- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The "Raid on Rochefort" is carried out as a pre-emptive strike by Great Britain to neutralize France's Arsenal de Rochefort before the French Navy can carry…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “échec du raid sur Rochefort”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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