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Battle of Belle Isle, Brittany
1761
22 April-7 June 1761
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Seven Years War (Europe)

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In a large-scale assault on the fortress at Belle Isle, off the coast of Brittany, Britain sent a naval squadron under Commodore Augustus Keppel, supported by 10,000 troops under Major General Studholme Hodgson. After an initial repulse (7 April), a fresh assault settled into an heroic siege before the citadel finally surrendered, securing the strategic island for the Allies.


   
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