Raid on Cherbourg

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The Raid on Cherbourg took place in August 1758 during the Seven Years' War when a British force was landed on the coast of France by the Royal Navy with the intention of attacking the town of Cherbourg as part of the British government's policy of "descents" on the French coasts.

1758  Wikimedia, Wikidata
battle, Kingdom of Great Britain, France, 

HMS Capel, Komet, Prométhée, Redoutable, Saint Philippe, SM UB-78, 

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Location: 49.6425, -1.6253, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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    eventarmed conflict1001Battle of Val-de-SairebattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1692Action at La Hoguenaval battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1692Action at Cherbourgnaval battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1758Raid on CherbourgKingdom of Great Britain, battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1793Action of 20 October 1793France, naval battle, Kingdom of Great BritainWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1810Action of 15 November 1810France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, naval battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1811Action of 24 March 1811France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, naval battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1864Battle of CherbourgUnited States, Confederate States of America, naval battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1944American airborne landings in NormandyUnited States, battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1944Battle of CherbourgUnited Kingdom, United States, battleWikidata
    objectwatercraftCSS Alabamasloop-of-warWikidata
    objectwatercraftKometmerchant raider, armed merchantman, cargo shipWikidata
    objectwatercraftSaint Philippeship of the lineWikidata
    objectwatercraftSM UB-78Type UB III submarine, U-boatWikidata
    siteartillery batterybatterie anti-aérienne d’Auderville-la-Roche et La Valetteartillery batteryWikidata
    siteartillery batteryBattery of Morsalinesartillery batteryWikidata
    siteartillery batteryCrisbecq Batteryartillery battery, military museumWikidata
    siteartillery batteryLa Pernelle Batterycoastal batteryWikidata
    siteartillery batteryLa Pinoterie Batterycoastal batteryWikidata
    sitebunkerLaunch site for V-1 flying bombs at Brécourtoil depot, bunker, ruinsWikidata
    sitebunker1943Sottevast V2 bunkerbunker, ruinsWikidata
    sitefortFort CentralfortWikidata
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    sitefortFort de l'EstfortWikidata
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    sitefortFort de l'OuestfortWikidata
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    sitefortFort des CoupletsfortWikidata
    sitefortFort du Roulefort, fortressWikidata
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    sitefortFort FlamandsfortWikidata
    sitefortFort QuerquevillefortWikidata
    sitefort1689Redoute de RévilleredoubtWikidata
    sitefort1801Fort du Cap-LévifortWikidata
    sitemilitary baseCherbourg Naval Baseport, naval baseWikidata
    sitemuseumRedoutablepreserved watercraft, ballistic missile submarine, French Navy, museum shipWikidata
    siteshipwreckProméthéesunken vessel, fleet submarine, attack submarine, Redoutable-class submarineWikidata
    siteshipwreck1943HMS Capeldestroyer escort, shipwreck, Evarts-class destroyer escort, Captain-class frigateWikidata
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