Raid on Rochefort
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The Raid on Rochefort was a British amphibious attempt to capture the French Atlantic port of Rochefort in September 1757 during the Seven Years' War. The raid pioneered a new tactic of "descents" on the French coast, championed by William Pitt who had taken office a few months earlier.
1757
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Kingdom of Great Britain, France,
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Location: 45.9421, -0.9588, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1757 Raid on Rochefort
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 1224 | Siege of La Rochelle | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1242 | Battle of Taillebourg | Kingdom of France, battle, Kingdom of England, Poitou | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1372 | Siege of La Rochelle | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1372 | Battle of La Rochelle | Kingdom of England, Crown of Castile, naval battle, Castilian Navy | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1372 | Siege of Soubise | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1573 | Siege of La Rochelle | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1621 | Blockade of La Rochelle | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1622 | Blockade of La Rochelle | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1627 | Siege of La Rochelle | siege, Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu, George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, Benjamin, Duke of Frontenay, Jean Guiton, Louis XIII of France | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1757 | Raid on Rochefort | Kingdom of Great Britain, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1809 | Battle of the Basque Roads | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1944 | Allied Siege of La Rochelle | siege | Wikidata |
| link | page | Three Decks page@ | Wikidata | ||
| site | fort | Fort de Chef-de-Baie | redoubt | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort de Fouras | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort Énet | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort Liédot | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort Louis | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort Louvois | sea fort, fort, tidal island | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort Madame | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | 1672 | Fort Lapointe | fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1673 | Redoute de l'Aiguille | fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1683 | Fort Lupin | fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1801 | Fort Boyard | sea fort | Wikidata |
| site | military base | 1665 | Arsenal de Rochefort | shipyard, naval base, arsenal | Wikidata |
| site | museum | Musée National de la Marine de Rochefort | naval museum | Wikidata | |
| site | tower | Fortifications maritimes de La Rochelle | fortified tower | Wikidata | |
| site | tower | 1399 | tour de Moureilles | fortified tower | Wikidata |
| commons | image | The Whisker's. Or Sr Jn Suckling's Bugga Boh's 1757 (caricature) RMG RV6425 (cropped) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Chart of the Road of Basque 1757 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Carte de l'île d'Aix en 1762 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Attaque de l'ile d'Aix et de Rochefort en 1757 par le Anglais | Commons | ||



