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The Raid on St Malo took place in June 1758 when an amphibious British naval expedition landed close to the French port of St Malo in Brittany.While the town itself was not attacked, as had been initially planned, the British destroyed large amounts of shipping before re-embarking a week later.
Saint-Malo was rebuilt over a 12-year period from 1948 to 1960. It is a subprefecture of the Ille-et-Vilaine. The commune of Saint-Servan was merged with Paramé, and became the commune of Saint-Malo in 1967. Saint-Malo was the site of an Anglo-French summit in 1998 that led to a significant agreement regarding European defence policy.
Vengeance was built in 1757 at Saint-Malo. [1] HMS Hussar, under the command of Captain John Elliot, captured her off The Lizard on 8 January 1758 and brought her into Plymouth. An Admiralty order was issued, authorising her purchase into the navy on 11 March 1758, and she was duly acquired on 21 June that year for the sum of £2,151.3.0d. [1]
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She was sent in to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France. [27] Copenhagen ( Great Britain): The ship was captured by the French privateer Sans Culotte and sent to Martinique. [27] Deux Frères ( French Navy): Glorious First of June: The 80-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy's HMS Invincible.
Later in 1758 she was at Saint-Malo, Cherbourg, and the Bay of St Cass. [1] The British had invaded France in August and captured Cherbourg, from which they withdrew with captured war material and a ransom of £5000. In September elements of the British Army landed on the coast of Brittany, near Saint-Malo.
Saint Clement, Jersey (since 2010) [6] Historically, its position made it vulnerable to English attack during the Seven Years' War. In 1758 an English army under the Duke of Marlborough landed here for the purpose of attacking Saint-Malo, and pillaged the town. It was again bombarded by the English in 1779.
In September 1758, Bligh tried to capture St Malo, but the weather allowed him to land only part of his force, who were quickly confronted by a superior French force. Bligh tried to withdraw to his ships, which he eventually did, after suffering heavy casualties at the Battle of Saint Cast. This brought an end to the policy of "descents", as ...