1759 (Battle of Quiberon Bay)

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historical event naval battle

1759 (Battle of Quiberon Bay) was a decisive naval engagement of the Seven Years’ War in which the British fleet defeated the French off the coast of Brittany, securing British control of the seas and thwarting a planned French invasion.

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1759 (Battle of Quiberon Bay) canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical event ⓘ naval battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Quiberon Bay ⓘ surface form: Bataille de la baie de Quiberon Battle of Quiberon Bay ⓘ surface form: Battle of the Quiberon Bay
belligerent	Kingdom of France ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
coast	Atlantic coast of France ⓘ
combatant	French Navy ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ
commander	Edward Hawke ⓘ Hubert de Brienne, Comte de Conflans ⓘ
commanderSide	Sir Edward Hawke ⓘ surface form: Edward Hawke – British fleet Hubert de Brienne, Comte de Conflans ⓘ surface form: Hubert de Brienne, Comte de Conflans – French fleet
conflict	Seven Years' War ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
countryInvolved	France ⓘ Great Britain ⓘ
date	20 November 1759 ⓘ
era	18th century ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Age of Sail ⓘ
impact	contributed to the expansion of the British Empire ⓘ weakened French capacity to project naval power overseas ⓘ
location	Quiberon Bay ⓘ off the coast of Brittany ⓘ
notableFor	decisive British victory in heavy weather and near a dangerous lee shore ⓘ preventing French troop convoys from crossing the English Channel ⓘ
partOf	Seven Years' War ⓘ
partOfCampaign	French invasion of Britain (1759) ⓘ
precededBy	Battle of Lagos ⓘ
region	Brittany ⓘ
relatedEvent	Annus Mirabilis of 1759 ⓘ
result	British victory ⓘ
significance	decisive naval engagement of the Seven Years' War ⓘ key factor in preventing French invasion of Britain in 1759 ⓘ
strategicEffect	helped ensure British naval supremacy in the Seven Years' War ⓘ secured British control of the seas ⓘ thwarted a planned French invasion of Britain ⓘ
tacticalSituation	fought in stormy weather ⓘ fought near shoals and reefs ⓘ
theatre	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Western Approaches ⓘ
year	1759 ⓘ

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Hubert de Brienne, Comte de Conflans → date → 1759 (Battle of Quiberon Bay) ⓘ