Raid on Cherbourg

Raid on Cherbourg
Part of Seven Years' War

Raid in Cherbourg 1758
Date7–16 August 1758
Location
Result British victory
Belligerents
 Great Britain  France
Commanders and leaders
Kingdom of Great Britain Thomas Bligh
Kingdom of Great Britain Richard Howe
Unknown
Strength
Unknown 3,000
Casualties and losses
Light casualties Light casualties

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.


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