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Brest Blockade Broken

France · Warfare / Grand Alliance. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1689Date range
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Chronological records

1689

Anne-Hilarion Tourville de Cotentin1689

Brest · Warfare / Grand Alliance

Tourville breaks through the English blockade, restoring French naval freedom of movement from Brest.

Names involved

Anne-Hilarion Tourville de Cotentin

Provenance

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