Raid on Rochefort
The Raid on Rochefort (or Descent on Rochefort) was a British amphibious attempt to capture the French Atlantic port of Rochefort in September 1757 during the Seven Years' War. The raid pioneered a new tactic of "descents" on the French coast, championed by William Pitt who had taken office a few months earlier.
| Raid on Rochefort | |||||||
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| Part of Seven Years' War | |||||||
British chart of the Basque Roads, 1757. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Great Britain | France | ||||||
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John Mordaunt Edward Hawke James Wolfe |
Joseph-Marie Budes de Guébriant Du Pin de Belugard Comte de Langeron | ||||||
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10,000 Troops Seventeen Ships of the Line Dozens of Auxiliary Ships |
3,000 Two Gunboats | ||||||
After a number of delays the expedition reached the French coast, capturing the offshore island of Île d'Aix. With the army commander Sir John Mordaunt refusing to attempt a landing, the force sailed for home. The raid ended in failure, but it was followed by several similar operations in the subsequent years.
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