Battle of Quiberon Bay

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The Battle of Quiberon Bay was a decisive 1759 naval engagement in which the British Royal Navy shattered the French fleet off the coast of Brittany, securing British control of the seas and thwarting a planned invasion of Britain.

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Battle of Quiberon Bay canonical 18
Battle of Quiberon Bay (1759) 2
Battle of the Quiberon Bay 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Quiberon Bay ⓘ
surface form: Battle of the Quiberon Bay
associatedWith Brest blockade ⓘ
British naval blockade strategy ⓘ
belligerent Kingdom of France ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
campaign Annus Mirabilis of 1759 ⓘ
combatant French Navy ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
commander Edward Hawke ⓘ
Hubert de Brienne, Comte de Conflans ⓘ
commanderRoleOf Edward Hawke was commander of the British fleet ⓘ
Hubert de Brienne, Comte de Conflans was commander of the French fleet ⓘ
conflict Seven Years' War ⓘ
consequence long-term weakening of French naval power ⓘ
reinforced British naval supremacy ⓘ
severe losses for the French fleet ⓘ
country France ⓘ
countryOfDefeatedSide Kingdom of France ⓘ
countryOfVictoriousSide Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
date 20 November 1759 ⓘ
describedAs decisive naval engagement ⓘ
era Age of Sail ⓘ
fleetInvolved British Channel Fleet ⓘ
French Brest fleet ⓘ
historicalSignificance helped secure British overseas empire ⓘ
key British naval victory of the Seven Years' War ⓘ
location Quiberon Bay ⓘ
off the coast of Brittany ⓘ
navalTactics aggressive pursuit into coastal waters ⓘ
close-quarters engagement ⓘ
navalTheatre Western Approaches ⓘ
objectiveOfBritain prevent French invasion of Britain ⓘ
objectiveOfFrance cover an invasion of Britain ⓘ
partOf Annus Mirabilis (1759) British victories ⓘ
Seven Years' War ⓘ
precededBy French attempt to break out from Brest ⓘ
result British victory ⓘ
strategicOutcome ended French plans for an invasion of Great Britain ⓘ
secured British control of the seas ⓘ
thwarted French invasion of Britain ⓘ
tacticalCharacteristic fought in stormy weather ⓘ
fought near a dangerous, shoal-strewn coast ⓘ
theatre Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
year 1759 ⓘ

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Seven Years' War → majorBattle → Battle of Quiberon Bay ⓘ
Battle of Lagos → followedBy → Battle of Quiberon Bay ⓘ
Battle of Quiberon Bay → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Quiberon Bay ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of the Quiberon Bay
USS Ranger → receivedSaluteFrom → Battle of Quiberon Bay ⓘ
this entity surface form: French fleet at Quiberon Bay
HMS Namur → battle → Battle of Quiberon Bay ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Quiberon Bay (1759)
Edward Hawke → notableWork → Battle of Quiberon Bay ⓘ
Edward Hawke → battle → Battle of Quiberon Bay ⓘ
Edward Hawke was commander of the British fleet → notableWork → Battle of Quiberon Bay ⓘ
subject surface form: Edward Hawke
Edward Hawke was commander of the British fleet → battle → Battle of Quiberon Bay ⓘ
subject surface form: Edward Hawke
Hubert de Brienne, Comte de Conflans was commander of the French fleet → battle → Battle of Quiberon Bay ⓘ
subject surface form: Hubert de Brienne, Comte de Conflans
Hubert de Brienne, Comte de Conflans → notableEvent → Battle of Quiberon Bay ⓘ
Hubert de Brienne, Comte de Conflans → defeat → Battle of Quiberon Bay ⓘ
Hubert de Brienne, Comte de Conflans → militaryEngagement → Battle of Quiberon Bay ⓘ
Quiberon Bay → knownFor → Battle of Quiberon Bay ⓘ
Quiberon Bay → hasHistoricalEvent → Battle of Quiberon Bay ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Quiberon Bay (1759)
Annus Mirabilis of 1759 → hasPart → Battle of Quiberon Bay ⓘ
Ships of the line of the Royal Navy → participatedIn → Battle of Quiberon Bay ⓘ
1st Baron Hawke → notableWork → Battle of Quiberon Bay ⓘ
1st Baron Hawke → victory → Battle of Quiberon Bay ⓘ
Sir Edward Hawke → notableWork → Battle of Quiberon Bay ⓘ
Sir Edward Hawke → commanded → Battle of Quiberon Bay ⓘ
this entity surface form: British fleet at the Battle of Quiberon Bay
1759 (Battle of Quiberon Bay) → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Quiberon Bay ⓘ
subject surface form: Battle of Quiberon Bay
this entity surface form: Battle of the Quiberon Bay
1759 (Battle of Quiberon Bay) → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Quiberon Bay ⓘ
subject surface form: Battle of Quiberon Bay
this entity surface form: Bataille de la baie de Quiberon
HMS Royal George → tookPartIn → Battle of Quiberon Bay ⓘ
capture of Guadeloupe (1759) → relatedEvent → Battle of Quiberon Bay ⓘ