The Capture of Gorée occurred in December 1758 when a British naval expedition led by Augustus Keppel against the French island of Gorée off the coast of Senegal during the Seven Years' War.[1] Keppel bombarded the fortress and then landed his marines to take possession. The French commander, Blaise Estoupan de Saint-Jean surrendered the fortress and the island. The 300-man garrison became prisoners of war, and 110 guns and mortars were captured.[2][user-generated source]
The island was occupied by the British until 1763 when it was returned following the Treaty of Paris.
capture, gorée, part, seven, years, warthe, reduction, gorée, dominic, serresdatedecember, 1758locationgorée, french, empire14, 6669, 3983, 6669, 3983resultbritish, victorybelligerents, great, britain, francecommanders, leadersaugustus, keppelblaise, saint, je. Capture of GoreePart of Seven Years WarThe reduction of Goree Dominic SerresDateDecember 1758LocationGoree French Empire14 40 01 N 17 23 54 W 14 6669 N 17 3983 W 14 6669 17 3983ResultBritish victoryBelligerents Great Britain FranceCommanders and leadersAugustus KeppelBlaise de Saint JeanStrength11 warships300Casualties and lossesNone300 captured Goree and its fortificationsThe Capture of Goree occurred in December 1758 when a British naval expedition led by Augustus Keppel against the French island of Goree off the coast of Senegal during the Seven Years War 1 Keppel bombarded the fortress and then landed his marines to take possession The French commander Blaise Estoupan de Saint Jean surrendered the fortress and the island The 300 man garrison became prisoners of war and 110 guns and mortars were captured 2 user generated source The island was occupied by the British until 1763 when it was returned following the Treaty of Paris References edit McLynn p 99 100 1758 British expedition against Goree in Senegal Kronoskaf Retrieved 18 May 2014 Bibliography editAnderson Fred 2000 Crucible of War The Seven Years War and the fate of Empire in British North America 1754 1766 Faber and Faber Brown Peter Douglas 1978 William Pitt Earl of Chatham The Great Commoner George Allen amp Unwin Dull Jonathan R 2005 The French Navy and the Seven Years War University of Nebraska McLynn Frank 2005 1759 The Year Britain Became Master of the World Pimlico Simms Brendan 2008 Three Victories and a Defeat The Rise and Fall of the First British Empire Penguin Books nbsp This article about a battle in French history is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Capture of Goree amp oldid 1171420053, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
